Insights into the capabilities of tactile-foot perception

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Velázquez, Ramiro ^a   Bazán, Omar ^a   Varona, Jorge ^a   Delgado Mata, Carlos ^a   Gutiérrez, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Assistive device; Foot stimulation; On shoe device; Tactile display; Vibrotactile interface

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE DEVICES; FOOT STIMULATION; ON-SHOE DEVICE; TACTILE DISPLAY; VIBRO-TACTILE INTERFACES;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS);

EID: 84870396605     PISSN: 17298806     EISSN: 17298814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5772/52653     Document Type: Article

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