Tactile Perception of Textiles in a Virtual-Reality System (Cognitive Systems Monographs Book 10)

Virtual Reality (VR) has a lot of applications ranging from entertainment to mechanical design and medical training. VR systems are often used in training situations where training in a real environment would be inappropriate and possibly even dangerous. This work was part of the EU funded HAPTEX project, which aimed at developing a VR system for the visual and haptic presentation of textiles. Front Matter....Pages - Introduction....Pages 1-4 Human Perception....Pages 5-23 Devices for Tactile Simulation....Pages 25-47 Generation of Virtual Surfaces....Pages 49-74 Tactile Rendering....Pages 75-100 Summary and Outlook....Pages 101-103 Back Matter....Pages - This work forms part of the EU funded HAPTEX project, which is aimed at developing a VR system for the visual and haptic presentation of textiles. Written by experts in the field, the book presents the state-of-the-art of VR based tactile perception.