- Comprehensive textbook combining research and practical applications
- Edited by Dr. Martin Grunwald, director of the Haptic-Research Laboratory at the Paul-Flechsig Institut for Brain Research, University of Leipzig, Germany
- Chapters written by leading scientists in the field
- International authorship from academia and industry
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- About this Textbook
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Active touch perception – also known as haptic perception – is of primary importance for the planning, direction and execution of everyday actions. This most complex of human sensory systems is gaining ever more importance for various scientific disciplines as well as practical industrial applications.
In this book an international team of 80 authors presents a comprehensive collection of writings on both aspects of research on human haptic perception.
After a theoretical and historical introduction, the chapters are dedicated to neurophysiological basics as well as the psychological, clinical and neuropsychological aspects of haptic perception. Results of studies into human haptic perception in the fields of virtual haptics and robotics are also included. In the final section, contributions from the applied and industrial sectors illustrate the practical uses of knowledge about the human sense of touch.
This easily accessible textbook gives not only students, scientists and those with prior knowledge, but also interested laypersons insights into a fascinating area of study that is constantly discovering new challenges and presenting innovative solutions.
- Table of contents (46 chapters)
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Haptic perception: an historical approach
Pages 3-13
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German pioneers of research into human haptic perception
Pages 15-39
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British pioneers of research into human haptic perception
Pages 41-53
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Early psychological studies on touch in France
Pages 55-66
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Haptics in the United States before 1940
Pages 67-82
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Table of contents (46 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Human Haptic Perception
- Book Subtitle
- Basics and Applications
- Editors
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- Martin Grunwald
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Birkhäuser Basel
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-7643-7612-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-7643-7612-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-7643-7611-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 676
- Number of Illustrations
- 238 b/w illustrations
- Topics
