CHAI3D - The Open Source Haptic Framework ----------------------------------------- Introduction ============ First launched in 2003 at the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford University, CHAI3D is a powerful cross-platform C++ simulation framework with over 100+ industries and research institutions developing CHAI3D based applications all around the world in segments such as automotive, aerospace, medical, entertainment and industrial robotics. Designed as a platform agnostic framework for computer haptics, visualization and interactive real-time simulation, CHAI3D is an open source framework that supports a variety of commercially-available three-, six- and seven-degree-of-freedom haptic devices, and makes it simple to support new custom force feedback devices. CHAI3D's modular capabilities allows for the creation of highly-performing native haptic applications as well as for hybrid development where you can choose which components provide the best haptic and visual user experience. Learning Resources ================== * General information is available at the CHAI3D Homepage. http://www.chai3d.org * Community discussion takes place on the CHAI3D Forum. http://www.chai3d.org/forum/index * Commercial support is available from Force Dimension. http://www.forcedimension.com * Doxygen-generated reference documentation is available online. http://www.chai3d.org/download/doc/html/wrapper-overview.html * Instructions on how to get started can be found in the documentation folder. doc/getting-started.html Modules ======= Support and examples for extension frameworks can be found in the dedicated module folders: modules/BULLET modules/GEL modules/OCULUS (Visual Studio 2015 only) modules/ODE modules/V-REP Haptic Devices and Trackers =========================== CHAI3D supports a selection of commercial haptic devices and trackers. Information about their installation and support within CHAI3D can be found in the documentation folder. doc/html/chapter2-installation.html Contributing ============ If you have developed a new module or improved any of the capabilities of CHAI3D and would like to share them with the community, please contact our development team at developers@chai3d.org Reporting Bugs ============== If you have found a bug: 1. Please join the CHAI3D forum and ask about the expected and observed behaviors to determine if it is really a bug 2. If you have identified a problem and managed to document it, you may also submit a report at support@chai3d.org License ======= CHAI3D is open source software and is licensed under the Revised BSD License (3-clause). The license allows unlimited redistribution for any purpose as long as its copyright notices and the license's disclaimers of warranty are maintained. The license also contains a clause restricting use of the names of contributors for endorsement of a derived work without specific permission. See copyright.txt for details. Reference ========= For scientific publications, please reference CHAI3D: @INPROCEEDINGS{Conti03, author = {Conti, F. and Barbagli, F. and Balaniuk, R. and Halg, M. and Lu, C. and Morris, D. and Sentis, L. and Warren, J. and Khatib, O. and Salisbury, K.}, title = {The CHAI libraries}, booktitle = {Proceedings of Eurohaptics 2003}, year = {2003}, pages = {496--500}, address = {Dublin, Ireland} } ________________________ (C) 2003-2016 by CHAI3D All Rights Reserved.