Haptics technologies: bringing touch to multimedia

The term “haptics” refers to the science of sensing and manipulation through touch. Multiple disciplines such as biomechanics, psychophysics, robotics, neuroscience, and software engineering converge to support haptics, and generally, haptic research is done by three communities: the robotics community, the human computer interface community, and the virtual reality community. This bookis different from any other book that has looked at haptics. The authors treat haptics as a new medium rather than just a domain within one of the above areas. They describe human haptic perception and interfaces and present fundamentals in haptic rendering and modeling in virtual environments. Diverse software architectures for standalone and networked haptic systems are explained, andthe authors demonstrate the vast application spectrum of this emerging technology along with its accompanying trends. The primary objective is to provide acomprehensive overview and a practical understanding of haptic technologies. An appreciation of the close relationship between the wide range of disciplines that constitute a haptic system is a key principle towards being able to build successful collaborative haptic environments. Structured as a reference to allow for fast accommodation of the issues concerned, this book is intended for researchers interested in studying touch and force feedback for use in technological multimedia systems in computer science, electrical engineering, or other related disciplines. With its novel approach, it paves the way for exploring research trends and challenges in such fields as interpersonal communication, games, or military applications. Provides a novel view of haptics and thus invites novel application perspectives and research opportunities. Provides a comprehensive reference and practical view of haptic technologies. Written by one of the leading and most distinguished researchers in the field. INDICE: Haptics: General Principles. Haptics: Haptics Applications. Human Haptic Perception. Machine Haptics. Computer Haptics. Multimedia Haptics. Touching the Future: HAVE Challenges and Trends.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-22657-1
• Editorial: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 218
• Fecha Publicación: 10/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés