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HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
The Effect of Fingertip Microstructures on Tactile Edge Perception
People rely on tactile edge localization to ascertain the location and structure of edges. When pressure is applied to the skin, skin mechanoreceptors convert compressive stress/s...
Gregory J. Gerling, Geb W. Thomas
ICRA
2009
IEEE
144views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
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Analysis of sliding of a soft fingertip embedded with a novel micro force/moment sensor: Simulation, experiment, and application
— We have investigated the deformation of a soft fingertip when it slides. This process was first simulated using the non-linear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) method. Based on ...
Van Anh Ho, Dzung Viet Dao, Susumu Sugiyama, Shini...
TEI
2010
ACM
127views Hardware» more  TEI 2010»
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Ambient sites: making tangible the subtle, ephemeral and seemingly silent
Ambient Sites are proximal. At our fingertips, under the soles of our feet, along the edge of a cheek, they are characterized by the permeability of boundaries, the sudden awarene...
Diane Willow