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HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Electro-tactile Display with Real-Time Impedance Feedback
An electro-tactile display is a tactile interface composed of skin surface electrodes. Such displays comprise many useful features such as durability and energy efficiency, but the...
Hiroyuki Kajimoto
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
A Multi-functional Rehabilitation Device to Assist Forearm/Wrist and Grasp Therapies
—We present a novel physical rehabilitation device for forearm/wrist and grasp therapy of a neurologically injured human arm and hand. Emphasizing the importance of coordinated m...
Ismail Hakan Ertas, Volkan Patoglu
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Setting the Standards for Haptic and Tactile Interactions: ISO's Work
Tactile and haptic interaction is becoming increasingly important and ergonomic standards can ensure that systems are designed with sufficient concerns for ergonomics and interoper...
Jan B. F. van Erp, Ki-Uk Kyung, Sebastian Kassner,...
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Extended Rate-Hardness: A Measure for Perceived Hardness
This paper presents a measure for assessing the perceived hardness of a haptic surface based on associated physical variables. This metric, named extended rate-hardness (ERH), is e...
Gabjong Han, Seungmoon Choi
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Stability Analysis of Mobile Robot Teleoperation with Variable Force Feedback Gain
Abstract. We analyze the stability of previously proposed mobile robot teleoperation system [7]. Unlike to other approaches human-operator dynamics is included for the stability an...
Ildar Farkhatdinov, Jee-Hwan Ryu
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Tactile Perception of a Water Surface: Contributions of Surface Tension and Skin Hair
We investigated the tactile perception of a liquid surface that can be clearly felt as a thin line by a hand moving in the liquid. Although this phenomenon was first reported by Me...
Michi Sato, Junya Miyake, Yuki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki...
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Presentation of Positional Information by Heat Phantom Sensation
: In this study, we investigated the "heat phantom sensation" induced by thermal stimulation of two points. Phantom sensations are tactile illusions induced at a point be...
Jun Oohara, Hiroshi Kato, Yuki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki...
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Haptic/VR Assessment Tool for Fine Motor Control
Abstract. The Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT) is routinely used in clinical environments to evaluate a patient's fine hand control. A physician measures the total time required to i...
Christophe Emery, Evren Samur, Olivier Lambercy, H...
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
The Core Skills Trainer: A Set of Haptic Games for Practicing Key Clinical Skills
Abstract. A new approach to teaching the skills used by health professionals during hands-on (palpation-based) examinations and procedures is reported, where students practice indi...
Sarah Baillie, Neil Forrest, Tierney Kinnison
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Basic Properties of Phantom Sensation for Practical Haptic Applications
Phantom sensation (PhS) is a pseudo-tactile sensation that occurs when two or more mechanical or electrical stimuli are presented simultaneously to the skin. PhS has two well-known...
Hiroshi Kato, Yuki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kajimoto