Tactile Perception of Textiles in a Virtual-Reality System

Virtual Reality (VR) has a lot of applications ranging from entertainment to mechanical design and medical training. VR systems are often used in training situations where training in a real environment would be inappropriate and possibly even dangerous. This work was part of the EU funded HAPTEX pr...

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Main Author: Allerkamp, Dennis (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Series:Cognitive Systems Monographs, 10
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Virtual Reality (VR) has a lot of applications ranging from entertainment to mechanical design and medical training. VR systems are often used in training situations where training in a real environment would be inappropriate and possibly even dangerous. This work was part of the EU funded HAPTEX project, which aimed at developing a VR system for the visual and haptic presentation of textiles.
Physical Description:130 p. 72 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783642139741
ISSN:1867-4925 ;