Making Sense of Haptics Fundamentals of Perception and Implications for Device Design /

• Main Author: van Beek, Femke Elise (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems,
• Subjects: Computer science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Robotics.; Automation.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Robotics and Automation.

Tele operation systems, in which robots are controlled remotely, are a potential solution to performing tasks in remote, small, and hazardous environments. However, there is a big disadvantage to these systems; as the direct connection between the human and the environment is lost and operators are...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: Static Perception
• Perception of Force Direction and Magnitude
• Perception of Force Direction.- Perception of Force Magnitude and Postural Arm Dynamics
• Part II: Dynamic Perception.- Discrimination of Distance.- The Effect of Damping on the Perception of Hardness
• Part III: Integrating Force and Position.- Visuo-haptic Biases in Haptic Guidance.- General Discussion.