The effect of fingertip microstructures on tactile edge perception

Proceedings - 1st Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems; World Haptics Conference, WHC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 63-72

  Gerling, Gregory J ^a   Thomas, Geb W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HAPTIC INTERFACES; MICROSTRUCTURE; REMOTE CONTROL; SHEAR STRESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDGE LOCALIZATION; EFFECT MECHANISM; FINGERPAD SKIN; INDENTERS; LOCAL STRESS CONCENTRATION; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURAL SIGNALS;

STRESSES;

EID: 77955178063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WHC.2005.129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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