The Synthesis of Three Dimensional Haptic Textures: Geometry, Control, and Psychophysics

The sense of touch is fundamental during the interaction between humans and their environment; in virtual reality, objects are created by computer simulations and they can be experienced through haptic devices. In this context haptic textures are fundamen

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Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems Series Editors Manuel Ferre Marc O. Ernst Alan Wing Series Editorial Board Carlo A. Avizzano José M. Azorín Soledad Ballesteros Massimo Bergamasco Antonio Bicchi Martin Buss Jan van Erp Matthias Harders William S. Harwin Vincent Hayward Juan M. Ibarra Astrid Kappers Abderrahmane Kheddar Chris McManus Miguel A. Otaduy Angelika Peer Trudy Pelton Jerome Perret Jean-Louis Thonnard

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The Synthesis of Three Dimensional Haptic Textures: Geometry, Control, and Psychophysics

Gianni Campion Montreal Canada

ISSN 2192-2977 e-ISSN 2192-2985 ISBN 978-0-85729-575-0 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-576-7 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-576-7 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011928918 Chapters 3 and 4 are published with permission of © IEEE 2005. Chapter 5 is published with permission of © IEEE 2008. Chapter 9 is published with permission of © IEEE 2009. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of McGill University’s products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to [email protected]. By choosing to view this material, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book is believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover design: deblik Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

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Series Editors’ Foreword

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