Haptics: perception, devices and scenarios : 6th international conference, EuroHaptics 2008, Madrid, Spain, June 10-13, 2008 ; proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2008, held in Madrid, Spain, in June 2008. The 119 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 150 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on control and technology, haptic perception and psychophysics, haptic devices, haptics rendering and display, multimodal interaction and telepresence, as well as haptic applications. Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Efficient Transport Protocol for Networked Haptics Applications....Pages 3-12 Bilateral Control Architecture for Telerobotics Systems in Unknown Environments....Pages 13-22 Discrimination of Concurrent Vibrotactile Stimuli....Pages 23-32 A New Myohaptic Device to Assess Wrist Function in the Lab and in the Clinic – The Wristalyzer....Pages 33-42 Autocalibrated Gravity Compensation for 3DoF Impedance Haptic Devices....Pages 43-52 DC Motor Damping: A Strategy to Increase Passive Stiffness of Haptic Devices....Pages 53-62 Robust Impedance Control of a Delayed Telemanipulator Considering Hysteresis Nonlinearity of the Piezo-actuated Slave Robot....Pages 63-72 A Pragmatic Method for Stable Stiffness Reflection in Telesurgery....Pages 73-82 Passive Bilateral Control of a Teleoperation System Considering Hysteresis Nonlinearity of Slave Robot....Pages 83-93 Model and Modeless Friction Compensation: Application to a Defective Haptic Interface....Pages 94-103 On-Line Interactive Dexterous Grasping....Pages 104-113 User Identification Based on Handwritten Signatures with Haptic Information....Pages 114-121 Transparency Analysis of Bilateral Controllers Based on the Methodology of State Convergence....Pages 122-128 A Fuzzy Logic System for Evaluating Quality of Experience of Haptic-Based Applications....Pages 129-138 An Interaction Model for the Quantification of Haptic Impressions....Pages 139-145 A PHANTOM ® Device with 6DOF Force Feedback and Sensing Capabilities....Pages 146-150 An Approach to Contact Force Vector Determination and Its Implementation to Provide Intelligent Tactile Interaction with Environment....Pages 151-156 Extending the Z-Width of a Haptic Device Using Acceleration Feedback....Pages 157-162 GPU in Haptic Rendering of Deformable Objects....Pages 163-168 Wave Variables and the 4 Channel Architecture for Haptic Teleoperation....Pages 169-174 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Studies of the Mechanical Impedance of the Index Finger in Multiple Dimensions....Pages 175-180 Teleoperation of a Robot Using a Haptic Device with Different Kinematics....Pages 181-186 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 Overshoot Effect in Stiffness Perception Tasks during Hand Motion with Haptic Device....Pages 189-198 Designing Large Sets of Haptic Icons with Rhythm....Pages 199-208 Tactor Localization at the Wrist....Pages 209-218 Shape Discrimination in Active Touch: Effects of Exploratory Direction and Their Exploitation....Pages 219-228 Tactile Illusion Caused by Tangential Skin Strain and Analysis in Terms of Skin Deformation....Pages 229-237 Intermanual Transfer of the Curvature Aftereffect in Static and Dynamic Touch....Pages 238-244 Proposal of the Stretch Detection Hypothesis of the Meissner Corpuscle....Pages 245-254 Kinaesthetic and Cutaneous Contributions to the Perception of Compressibility....Pages 255-264 Analyzing Perceptual Representations of Complex, Parametrically-Defined Shapes Using MDS....Pages 265-274 Haptic Search for Spheres and Cubes....Pages 275-282 Impaired Haptic Size Perception Following Cortical Stroke: A Case Study....Pages 283-288 Time-Shrinking and the Design of Tactons....Pages 289-294 Differences in Fitts’ Law Task Performance Based on Environment Scaling....Pages 295-300 The Effect of Haptic Feedback on Basic Social Interaction within Shared Virtual Environments....Pages 301-307 Investigating Visuo-tactile Recognition of Unfamiliar Moving Objects....Pages 308-312 Exploratory Movement Parameters Vary with Stimulus Stiffness....Pages 313-318 The Natural Truth: The Contribution of Vision and Touch in the Categorisation of “Naturalness”....Pages 319-324 Design Considerations for Lateral Skin Stretch and Perpendicular Indentation Displays to Be Used in Minimally Invasive Surgery....Pages 325-330 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 Perceived Strength of Lateral Acceleration Display for Touchscreen Emulation of Mechanical Switch Transients....Pages 331-336 Tactile Perceptual Dimensions: A Study with Light-Weight Wool Fabrics....Pages 337-342 Thermoelectric Tactile Display Based on the Thermal Grill Illusion....Pages 343-348 Adaptation to Force in the Haptic Rendering of Virtual Environments....Pages 349-354 The Effects of Hand Motion on Haptic Perception of Force Direction....Pages 355-360 Haptic Perception of Real and Virtual Curvature....Pages 361-366 The Virtual Hand Illusion and Body Ownership....Pages 367-372 Measurement and Influence of the Skin Moisture in Dexterous Manipulation....Pages 373-377 Unimanual and Bimanual Weight Discrimination in a Desktop Setup....Pages 378-382 Fusion of Vibrotactile Signals Used in a Tactile Display in Computer Aided Surgery....Pages 383-388 Multi-finger Prehension Synergy: Exploration with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation....Pages 389-394 Working Memory for Visual and Haptic Targets: A Study Using the Interference Paradigm....Pages 395-399 Differences between Operator Reactions on Positions of Visual Feedback of Haptic Stimuli, in a Crossed or Uncrossed Position of Laparoscopic Tools....Pages 400-408 Front Matter....Pages 409-409 MasterFinger: Multi-finger Haptic Interface for Collaborative Environments....Pages 411-419 A Vibrotactile Device for Display of Virtual Ground Materials in Walking....Pages 420-426 Basic Analysis of Stickiness Sensation for Tactile Displays....Pages 427-436 Electromagnetic Actuation Based on MEMS Technology for Tactile Display....Pages 437-446 Powerful Compact Tactile Display with Microhydraulic Actuators....Pages 447-457 A Palm-Worn Haptic Display for Bimanual Operations in Virtual Environments....Pages 458-463 Dynamic Conditions of Reflection-Type Tactile Sensor....Pages 464-473 Front Matter....Pages 409-409 A New Cable-Actuated Haptic Interface Design....Pages 474-483 Straw-Like User Interface (II): A New Method of Presenting Auditory Sensations for a More Natural Experience....Pages 484-493 Extending Haptic Device Capability for 3D Virtual Grasping....Pages 494-503 Non-contact Method for Producing Tactile Sensation Using Airborne Ultrasound....Pages 504-513 Grounding Mobile Force Feedback in the Real World....Pages 514-522 Large Workspace Haptic Devices for Human-Scale Interaction: A Survey....Pages 523-528 Optimal Dimensional Synthesis of a Dual Purpose Haptic Exoskeleton....Pages 529-535 FPGA-Based Control for the Wire-Saving of Five-Fingered Haptic Interface....Pages 536-542 A Novel Tactile Device Considering Nail Function for Changing Capability of Tactile Perception....Pages 543-548 6DOF Whole-Hand Haptic Interaction System Based on Hybrid Grasping Approach....Pages 549-554 Optimal Posture Control for a 7 DOF Haptic Device Based on Power Minimization....Pages 555-560 Development of a Microscopic Three-Axis Tactile Sensor: Preliminary Examinations to Establish Sensing Algorithm by Using a Simulated Mockup....Pages 561-566 Presentation of Force-Motion Relationship by Inertial Force Display....Pages 567-572 Flexible Elastoresistive Tactile Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery....Pages 573-579 NOBUNAGA: Multicylinder-Like Pulse Generator for Kinesthetic Illusion of Being Pulled Smoothly....Pages 580-585 Front Matter....Pages 587-587 Using Vibration Patterns to Provide Impact Position Information in Haptic Manipulation of Virtual Objects....Pages 589-598 On Suturing Simulation with Haptic Feedback....Pages 599-608 Modulating Real Object Stiffness for Haptic Augmented Reality....Pages 609-618 Alternative Display of Friction Represented by Tactile Stimulation without Tangential Force....Pages 619-629 Haptic Interaction with Virtual Avatars....Pages 630-639 Front Matter....Pages 587-587 DIBHR: Depth Image-Based Haptic Rendering....Pages 640-650 A Physically Realistic Voxel-Based Method for Haptic Simulation of Bone Machining....Pages 651-660 Haptic Feedback Based on Physically Based Modeling for Cellular Manipulation Systems....Pages 661-667 Haptic Pottery Modeling Using Circular Sector Element Method....Pages 668-674 Surface Contact Interaction with Dynamically Deformable Object Using Impulse-Based Approach....Pages 675-680 Simultaneous Presentation of Tactile and Auditory Motion on the Abdomen to Realize the Experience of “Being Cut by a Sword”....Pages 681-686 A Flexible Method for Haptic Rendering of Isosurface from Volumetric Data....Pages 687-693 Higher Precision in Volume Haptics through Subdivision of Proxy Movements....Pages 694-699 Multibody Dynamics Model of a Human Hand for Haptics Interaction....Pages 700-705 Benefits of Perceptually Transparent Vibration Rendering in Mobile Device....Pages 706-711 Haptic Rendering of Actuated Mechanisms by Active Admittance Control....Pages 712-717 Does Judgement of Haptic Virtual Texture Roughness Scale Monotonically with Lateral Force Modulation?....Pages 718-723 Electrotactile Stimulation Based on Strain Energy Density of the Fingertip....Pages 724-729 Simplified Hand Configuration for Object Manipulation....Pages 730-735 Haptically-Aided Extrusion for Object Edition in CAD....Pages 736-741 Front Matter....Pages 743-743 Study on Computer Assistance for Telepresent Reaching Movements....Pages 745-754 Effects of Varied Human Movement Control on Task Performance and Feeling of Telepresence....Pages 755-765 Transparency Measurement of Telepresence Systems....Pages 766-775 Force Feedback Virtual Painting on Real Objects: A Paradigm of Augmented Reality Haptics....Pages 776-785 Gesture Recognition with Hidden Markov Models to Enable Multi-modal Haptic Feedback....Pages 786-795 Front Matter....Pages 743-743 A Study on the Role of Force Feedback for Teleoperation of Industrial Overhead Crane....Pages 796-805 Collaborative Identification of Haptic-Only Objects....Pages 806-819 Learning-Based Thermal Rendering in Telepresence....Pages 820-825 Spatiotemporal Visuotactile Interaction....Pages 826-831 Effects of Co-location and Crossmodal Interaction between Haptic, Auditory and Visual Cues in Presence....Pages 832-837 Motion Primitives of Dancing....Pages 838-843 Front Matter....Pages 845-845 Improving Perception and Understanding of Nanoscale Phenomena Using Haptics and Visual Analogy....Pages 847-856 HAMLAT: A HAML-Based Authoring Tool for Haptic Application Development....Pages 857-866 FlyTact: A Tactile Display Improves a Helicopter Pilot’s Landing Performance in Degraded Visual Environments....Pages 867-875 6DOF Haptic Cooperative Virtual Prototyping over High Latency Networks....Pages 876-885 Haptic Interaction with Soft Tissues Based on State-Space Approximation....Pages 886-895 Bringing Haptics to Second Life for Visually Impaired People....Pages 896-905 A Haptic Interface for Automobile Gearshift Design and Benchmark....Pages 906-911 Developing the ‘Ouch-o-Meter’ to Teach Safe and Effective Use of Pressure for Palpation....Pages 912-917 A Virtual Reality Simulator Based on Haptic Hard Constraints....Pages 918-923 Telling Time by Vibration....Pages 924-929 Development of a Tool-Centered Collision Model for Volumetric Resection in ENT Surgery Simulation....Pages 930-935 ISO’s Work on Guidance for Haptic and Tactile Interactions....Pages 936-940 Magnetorheological Brake for Haptic Rendering....Pages 941-945 Back Matter....Pages -