Haptic feedback can become the next communication layer in machine control
SVAB and TERNA Systems are exploring how advanced machine control can be connected with haptic feedback in the A9 joystick grip. By allowing critical information to be felt directly in the joystick, the operator can receive more intuitive support when the machine or bucket approaches predefined risk areas.
The next step in machine control is not just more information. It is also about better ways to communicate it.
By adding haptic feedback in the joystick grip, critical machine-control information can reach the operator in a more direct and intuitive way.
SVAB and TERNA Systems are collaborating to explore how advanced machine control can be connected with haptic feedback in the A9 joystick grip. Initial integration work has shown how TERNA3D™ and SVAB’s A9 platform can communicate technically, opening up the possibility for tactile feedback when the machine or bucket approaches predefined zones.
For SVAB, this highlights a larger potential for the A9 platform.
Haptic feedback does not replace visual alerts, audible warnings or automated safety functions. It can add an earlier, more intuitive layer of communication before intervention becomes necessary.
Modern excavators are becoming more connected, more assisted and more software-driven. That creates a growing need for operator interfaces that can communicate important information without adding more screens, more distractions or more complexity.
A joystick is no longer only an input device. It can also become a tactile communication channel between intelligent machine systems and the operator.
We see this collaboration with TERNA as an important first step in exploring how haptic feedback can become a natural part of future machine control interfaces.