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PHANTOM® Desktop™ Haptic Device

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The award-winning PHANTOM Desktop haptic device provides an affordable desktop solution and is ideal for customers who are performing certain types of haptic research. The PHANTOM Desktop provides precision positioning input and high fidelity force-feedback output. Portable design, compact footprint, and simple parallel port interface ensure quick installation and ease-of-use. See Technical Specifications.

Highlighted Features

  • CE certified
  • Six degree-of-freedom positional sensing
  • Portable design and compact footprint for workplace flexibility
  • Comfortable molded-rubber stylus for long term use
  • Single integrated momentary switch on the stylus for ease-of-use, and end-user customization
  • Wrist rest to maximize user comfort
  • Multi-function indicator light
  • Compact workspace for ease-of-use
  • Constructed of metal components and injection-molded, carbon fiber reinforced plastics
  • Automatic workspace calibration

PHANTOM Desktop Technical Specifications

Force feedback workspace ~6.4 W x 4.8 H x 4.8 D in.
> 160 W x 120 H x 120 D mm.
 Footprint (Physical area
 device base occupies on desk)
5 5/8 W x 7 1/4 D in.
~143 W x 184 D mm.
Weight (device only) 6 lbs. 5oz.
 Range of motion Hand movement pivoting at wrist
Nominal position resolution > 1100 dpi.
~ 0.023 mm.
 Backdrive friction < 0.23 oz. (0.06 N)
Maximum exertable force at  
nominal (orthogonal arms) position
1.8 lbf. (7.9 N)
 Continuous exertable force (24   hrs.) 0.4 lbf. (1.75 N)
Stiffness X axis > 10.8 lbs. / in. (1.86 N / mm.)
Y axis > 13.6 lbs. / in. (2.35 N / mm.)
Z axis > 8.6 lbs. / in. (1.48 N / mm.)
 Inertia (apparent mass at tip) ~0.101 lbm. (45 g)
Force feedback x, y, z
 Position sensing
 [Stylus gimbal]
x, y, z (digital encoders)
[Pitch, roll, yaw (± 3% linearity   potentiometers)
Interface Parallel port, FireWire® option
 Supported platforms

Intel or AMD-based PCs

OpenHaptics® SDK compatibility Yes
 Applications Selected Types of Haptic Research, the   FreeForm® Modeling™, and the FreeForm®   Modeling Plus™ systems

 

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