A mechatronic platform for human touch studies

Mechatronics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 604-613

  Oddo, Calogero Maria ^a   Beccai, Lucia ^b   Vitiello, Nicola ^a   Wasling, Helena Backlund ^c   Wessberg, Johan ^c   Carrozza, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Center for Micro BioRobotics at SSSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biorobotics; Electrophysiological measurements; Fingertip mechanoreceptors; Mechatronic tactile stimulator; Microneurography; Tactile stimuli encoding

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; TEXTURES;

BIO-ROBOTICS; ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHATRONIC PLATFORM; MICRONEUROGRAPHY; REFERENCE TRAJECTORIES; TACTILE STIMULATION; TACTILE STIMULI;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 79954420276     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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