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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Force Feedback is Noticeably Different for Linear versus Nonlinear Elastic Tissue Models
Realistic modeling of the interaction between surgical instruments and human organs has been recognized as a key requirement in the development of high-fidelity surgical simulato...
Sarthak Misra, Allison M. Okamura, K. T. Ramesh
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Braille Display by Lateral Skin Deformation with the STReSS2 Tactile Transducer
Earlier work with a 1-D tactile transducer demonstrated that lateral skin deformation is sufficient to produce sensations similar to those felt when brushing a finger against a ...
Vincent Lévesque, Jérôme Pasqu...
109
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Discriminability of Real and Virtual Surfaces with Triangular Gratings
Human sensitivity to height differences in textured surfaces is on the order of microns. Research on human texture perception requires texture samples with precisely controlled mi...
Matthew Kocsis, Hong Z. Tan, Bernard D. Adelstein
85
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Sensory Property in Fusion of Visual/Haptic Cues by Using Mixed Reality
When we recognize objects, multiple sensory information (e.g., visual, auditory, and haptic) is used with fusion. For example, both eyes and hands provide relevant information abo...
Morio Nakahara, Itaru Kitahara, Yuichi Ohta
124
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Transparent Rendering of Tool Contact with Compliant Environments
Transparent haptic rendering of the contact between a tool and its environment requires very frequent update of the contact forces acting on the tool. Given a rigid tool and a def...
Miguel A. Otaduy, Markus H. Gross
78
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Comfortable Wristband Interface Measuring Myoelectric Pattern
In this paper, we propose a new haptic interface based on measurement of two-dimensional patterns of myoelectric potentials on a surface of a forearm. A myoelectric signal is an e...
Yasutoshi Makino, Hiroyuki Shinoda
HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Haptic Models of an Automotive Turn-Signal Switch: Identification and Playback Results
Creating accurate haptic models of physical devices is critical to improving the realism and immersiveness of virtual environments. This paper addresses the problem of modeling th...
Mark B. Colton, John M. Hollerbach
115
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Role of vision on haptic length perception
When a human recognize length of an object while exploring it with their index finger, haptic and visual sensation both provide information for estimating the length of the object...
Akinori Kumazaki, Kazunori Terada, Akira Ito
88
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Human Performance in a Knob-Turning Task
Knob turning is a common task that should influence the design of human-machine interfaces such as prosthetic arms, teleoperated robots, and virtual environments. This study exam...
Netta Gurari, Allison M. Okamura
67
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HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Improvement of Shape Distinction by Kinesthetic-Tactile Integration
The sensation of touch is divided into kinesthetic and tactile sensation. It is important for a touch sensation device to present both types of sensations. We mounted an electrota...
Katsunari Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Naoki Kawakami,...