Haptic technology, or haptics, is a tactile feedback technology which takes advantage of a
user's sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, and/or motions upon the user. This …

This chapter introduces the philosophical and social aspects of the human haptic sense as a
basis for systems addressing this human sensory channel. Several definitions of haptics as …

Haptics is the science of applying touch (tactile) sensation and control to interact with
computer applications. Haptic device gives people a sense of touch with computer …

Haptics is the study of how to couple the human sense of touch with a computer-generated
world. One problem with current virtual reality systems is the lack of stimulus for the sense of …

It is well known that sense of touch is inevitable for understanding the real world. The use of
force feedback to enhance computer-human interaction has often been discussed. A haptic …

This chapter serves as an introduction and motivation for the field of haptic research. It
provides an overview of the technical domains covered, but also introduces the …

This article reviews the technology behind creating artificial touch sensations and the
relevant aspects of human touch. We focus on the design and control of haptic devices and …

computer control of the forces exerted on users through haptic interfaces adds physically
tangible sensations to 3d imagery. much as a graphic display lets you see computer …

The term ''haptics''unlike the terms ''optics''and ''acoustics''is not so well known to the majority
of people, at least not in the meaning used in the scientific community. The words …

This is an open access book. In this third edition of Engineering Haptic Devices the software
part was rewritten from scratch and now includes even more details on tactile and texture …