Various psychophysical methods have been used to study human haptic perception,
although the selection of a particular method is often based on convention, rather than an …

This paper reviews tactual perception of material properties such as roughness, compliance,
coldness and friction. Psychophysical functions relating physical properties to perception are …

Since the first edition of this book in 2007, there has been a fast evolution in Virtual Reality.
Palmer Luckey designed a prototype for what would become the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality …

Thermal displays have been developed to present thermal cues to the hand to facilitate
object recognition in virtual environments or in teleoperated robotic systems. This review …

The word haptics, believed to be derived from the Greek word haptesthai, means related to
the sense of touch. In the psychology and neuroscience literature, haptics is the study of …

Some materials feel colder to the touch than others, and we can use this difference in
perceived coldness for material recognition. This review focuses on the mechanisms …

Motor and sensory loss or dysfunction affects the quality of life for thousands of individuals
daily. The upper limb, and especially the hand, are important for a person's ability to …

Prosthetic hand systems aim at restoring lost functionality in amputees. Manipulation and
grasping are the main functions of the human hand, which are provided by skin sensitivity …

This paper deals with the problem of fault diagnosis (FD) for a class of nonlinear systems.
The scheme is based on a discrete-time diagnostic observer that computes a prediction of …

Our haptic sense comprises both taction or cutaneous information obtained through
receptors in the skin, and kinesthetic awareness of body forces and motions. Broadly …