Human Factors and Haptic Interfaces

"Surface of average sized adult..."

 Haptics and Vision

"SENSORY"

 Sensory Receptor Properties and Haptic Display Design

 Tactile Receptor Types (7)

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Tactile Tuning Curves

Perception of Vibrotactile Stimuli – Frequency and Intensity Interact

Equal subjective intensity curves

Spatial  acuity of the skin

Temporal acuity and touch

Haptic Displays

 Human Perception and Haptic Display Design

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Force Discrimination

Weight Discrimination

Fatigue and Perceived Force

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Viscosity Discrimination

 Discriminability Parameters

 Discriminability Parameters

Hand movements and physical properties

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Interface Mechanical Properties and Human Operator Performance

Human Operator Performance

Human Operator Performance

Human Operator Performance

 Thermal Interfaces and Perception

 Thermal thresholds

 Thermal Interfaces

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Size-weight Illusion

Saltation effect

 Conclusions