In this paper, we present a new portable force feedback device for surgery simulations. Dielectric elastomer spring roll linear actuators for this device were manufactured, and ch...
Rui Zhang, Patrick Lochmatter, Andreas M. Kunz, G&...
Abstract— In robot-assisted interventions, providing a surgeon with haptic information regarding contacts made between surgical instruments and tissue can improve task performanc...
Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moalle...
We investigate rendering methods for 2D tactile arrays. We present four rendering methods, two of which are anti-aliased methods to improve display quality and smoothness. We desc...
This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons). The first experiment investigated perception of vibro-tactile “roughness” (created usi...
Lorna M. Brown, Stephen A. Brewster, Helen C. Purc...
This paper compares the energy cost of locomotion on a real slope and on a simulated slope using a tether force on the Sarcos Treadport. Walking and running both up and down slope...
Craig R. Parker, David R. Carrier, John M. Hollerb...