Haptic interfaces allow natural physical interactions with virtual environments. By measuring
the user's movements and providing force feedback, they recreate a physical sense of …

Nowadays, Virtual Reality technologies have spread in numerous industrial and research
contexts for their ability to provide the perception of virtual spaces and objects by an …

Since [years] we hear about Virtual Reality as a discipline that could potentially provide
benefits to many applications. Basically, the principle of Virtual Reality consists in stimulating …

The fingertips are one of the most important and sensitive parts of our body. They are the first
stimulated areas of the hand when we interact with our environment. Providing haptic …

A haptic feedback device is a device that establishes a kinaesthetic link between a human
operator and a computer-generated environment. This paper addresses the bidirectional …

In this article, we present a new wearable haptic interface developed at CEA-LIST for
precise finger interactions within virtual reality applications in large environments. The hand …

Haptic interfaces aim at realistically simulating physical interactions within a Virtual
Environment (VE) through the sense of touch. Therefore, they should display both a …

Bi-directional haptic devices incorporate both sensors and actuators. While small and
compact sensors are readily available, actuators in haptic interfaces require a significant …

At present, the rapid development of automation technologies allows robots remarkable
precision and endurance, as well as the strength in accomplishing repetitive tasks. Despite …

In recent years haptic technology for force reflection has been in a state of continual
evolution. Advances in the field have allowed considerable improvements to be made to the …