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HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Tactual Frequency and Amplitude Discrimination with Fixed and Roving Background
The authors present frequency and amplitude discrimination thresholds for motional and vibrational stimuli presented with and without the presence of roving background signals. Pa...
Ali Israr, Hong Z. Tan, Charlotte M. Reed
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Unwarping Encoder Ripple in Low Cost Haptic Interfaces
This paper describes a technique for unwarping encoder ripple in a low cost haptic interface prototype. We previously demonstrated how using a low-resolution optical encoder to el...
Dale A. Lawrence, Lucy Y. Pao, Sutha Aphanuphong
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Measuring Fingertip Forces by Imaging the Fingernail
This paper presents an external camera method for measuring fingertip forces by imaging the fingernail and surrounding skin. This method is an alternative to the photoplethysmog...
Yu Sun, Young-Seok Kim, John M. Hollerbach, Thenku...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Fingertip Vibratory Transducer for Detecting Optical Edges Using Regenerative Feedback
We present a new method for sensing the visual environment using multiple transducers, each mounted on an individual fingertip to sense a single point in the visual surroundings. ...
Kimberly Zawrotny, Apryl Craig, David Weiser, Robe...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Design and Development of a General Purpose 7 DOF Haptic Device
A seven degree-of-freedom (DOF) haptic device has been developed with applications towards robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. The device consists of four degrees of force ...
Gregory Tholey, Jaydev P. Desai