Upon publication almost 15 years ago, the first edition almost instantly became a trusted
reference, setting the stage for the coming decade, in which the explosion in research and …

Modern haptic interfaces are adept at conveying the large-scale shape of virtual objects, but
they often provide unrealistic or no feedback when it comes to the microscopic details of …

This chapter sets about to provide the background and orientation needed to set a novice
designer on his or her way to bringing haptics successfully into an interactive product. To …

Historically the sense of touch has been used extensively to generate information for the
visually impaired person. This chapter surveys the underlying principles of haptics and the …

We report position and force detection thresholds for sinusoidal waveforms in the frequency
range 10-500 Hz delivered through a stylus. The participants were required to hold the …

Sliding a probe over a textured surface generates a rich collection of vibrations that one can
easily use to create a mental model of the surface. Haptic virtual environments attempt to …

Data-driven approaches are commonly used to model and render haptic textures for rigid
stylus-based interaction. Current state-of-the-art data-driven methodologies synthesize …

This paper presents an improved approach to geometry-based haptic texture modeling and
rendering. We adopt photometric stereo, one of the most accurate algorithms for 3D surface …

With the introduction of variable friction displays, either based on ultrasonic or
electrovibration technology, new possibilities have emerged in haptic texture rendering on …

This paper presents a new approach to data-driven modeling of isotropic haptic textures
using frequency-decomposed neural networks from the contact acceleration data that are …