A Conceptual Framework for Tactually Guided Exploration and Shape Perception

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 99-109

  Hemami, Hooshang ^a   Bay, John S ^a   Goddard, Ralph E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORTHOTICS; ROBOTS, INDUSTRIAL - CONTACT SENSORS;

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; SHAPE PERCEPTION; TACTILE MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS; TACTUAL SENSORY SYSTEMS; TACTUALLY GUIDED EXPLORATION;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORM PERCEPTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; ROBOTICS; TOUCH;

EID: 0023964074     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.1345     Document Type: Article

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