Natural variation in skin thickness argues for mechanical stimulus control by force instead of displacement

2013 World Haptics Conference, WHC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 645-650

  Wang, Yuxiang ^a   Marshall, Kara L ^b   Baba, Yoshichika ^b   Lumpkin, Ellen A ^b   Gerling, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; compression; finite element analysis; mechanoreceptor; neurophysiology; skin mechanics; somatosensory afferent; Tactile; touch

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; FORCE AND DISPLACEMENTS; MECHANORECEPTORS; SOMATOSENSORY; TACTILE; TOUCH; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTICITY; FORCE CONTROL; MAMMALS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84881399452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WHC.2013.6548484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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