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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,531 Views
17 Pages

Multi-Modal Haptic Rendering Based on Genetic Algorithm

  • Yucheng Li,
  • Fei Wang,
  • Liangze Tao and
  • Juan Wu

24 November 2022

Multi-modal haptic rendering is an important research direction to improve realism in haptic rendering. It can produce various mechanical stimuli that render multiple perceptions, such as hardness and roughness. This paper proposes a multi-modal hapt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,567 Views
18 Pages

6 January 2025

This paper addresses the challenge of providing kinesthetic feedback in bilateral teleoperation by designing a wearable, lightweight (20 g), and compact haptic device, the HJ-Haptic, utilizing a honeycomb jamming mechanism for object stiffness render...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,198 Views
12 Pages

17 August 2021

Nowadays, touchscreens have been used worldwide. However, most of them lack realistic haptic feedback. Several haptic feedback devices employ one-dimensional vibration only. We aim at a novel rendering method for direction-controlled 2-dimensional vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,441 Views
14 Pages

2 December 2022

The fractional differential algorithm has a good effect on extracting image textures, but it is usually necessary to select an appropriate fractional differential order for textures of different scales, so we propose a novel approach for haptic textu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,119 Views
21 Pages

4 October 2020

A haptic interface based on electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has huge potential in terms of usability and applicability compared with conventional haptic interfaces. This study analyzed the force response characteristics of forearm extensor muscle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,763 Views
17 Pages

24 December 2021

A complete set of diverse haptic feedbacks is essential for a highly realistic and immersive virtual environment. In this sense, a multi-mode haptic interface that simultaneously generates multiple kinds of haptic signals is highly desirable. In this...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
11,061 Views
23 Pages

Audio-Tactile Rendering: A Review on Technology and Methods to Convey Musical Information through the Sense of Touch

  • Byron Remache-Vinueza,
  • Andrés Trujillo-León,
  • Mireya Zapata,
  • Fabián Sarmiento-Ortiz and
  • Fernando Vidal-Verdú

30 September 2021

Tactile rendering has been implemented in digital musical instruments (DMIs) to offer the musician haptic feedback that enhances his/her music playing experience. Recently, this implementation has expanded to the development of sensory substitution s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,400 Views
18 Pages

A Pneumatically-Actuated Mouse for Delivering Multimodal Haptic Feedback

  • Waseem Hassan,
  • Hwangil Kim,
  • Aishwari Talhan and
  • Seokhee Jeon

13 August 2020

Most of the information a user obtains through a computer is visual and/or auditory. Providing synchronized haptic information in addition to visual and/or auditory information can significantly enhance user experience and perception of virtual objec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,491 Views
24 Pages

Using Game Engines for Visuo-Haptic Learning Simulations

  • David Escobar-Castillejos,
  • Julieta Noguez,
  • Roberto A. Cárdenas-Ovando,
  • Luis Neri,
  • Andres Gonzalez-Nucamendi and
  • Víctor Robledo-Rella

30 June 2020

Technological advances have been the main driver of enhancing human–computer interaction and interactive simulations have experienced exponential growth in recent years. However, visual and auditory channels are usually the only ones considered...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,759 Views
19 Pages

26 July 2023

In this study, we developed a new haptic–mixed reality intravenous (HMR-IV) needle insertion simulation system, providing a bimanual haptic interface integrated into a mixed reality system with programmable variabilities considering real clinic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
890 Views
21 Pages

Multimodal Interaction with Haptic Interfaces on 3D Objects in Virtual Reality

  • Nikolaos Tzimos,
  • Elias Parafestas,
  • George Voutsakelis,
  • Sotirios Kontogiannis and
  • George Kokkonis

14 October 2025

This paper presents the development and evaluation of a method for rendering realistic haptic textures in virtual environments, with the goal of enhancing immersion and surface recognizability. By using Blender for the creation of geometric models, U...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,798 Views
14 Pages

9 December 2020

Virtual Reality environments are being used on a mass scale in fields, such as Industry and Medicine. These virtual scenarios serve very different purposes such as prototyping, gaming and exercising. Interaction with the virtual environment is mainly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,994 Views
18 Pages

Potential Haptic Perceptual Dimensionality of Rendered Compliance

  • Zhiyu Shao,
  • Jingwei Li,
  • Wanlu Feng and
  • Hongru Tang

Studies have proven that humans perceive haptic textures through different perceptual dimensions, such as rough/smooth and soft/hard, which provide useful guidance in the design of haptic devices. However, few of these have focused on the perception...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,431 Views
14 Pages

28 July 2021

We propose a novel wearable haptic device that can provide kinesthetic haptic feedback for stiffness rendering of virtual objects in augmented reality (AR). Rendering stiffness of objects using haptic feedback is crucial for realistic finger-based ob...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,265 Views
29 Pages

Design and Control of the Rehab-Exos, a Joint Torque-Controlled Upper Limb Exoskeleton

  • Domenico Chiaradia,
  • Gianluca Rinaldi,
  • Massimiliano Solazzi,
  • Rocco Vertechy and
  • Antonio Frisoli

17 February 2024

This work presents the design of the Rehab-Exos, a novel upper limb exoskeleton designed for rehabilitation purposes. It is equipped with high-reduction-ratio actuators and compact elastic joints to obtain torque sensors based on strain gauges. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,361 Views
11 Pages

9 August 2019

The most important thing in a thin and soft haptic module with an electroactive polymer actuator array is to increase its vibrotactile amplitude and to create a variety of vibrotactile sensations. In this paper, we introduce a thin film-type electroa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,641 Views
12 Pages

One-Dimensional Haptic Rendering Using Audio Speaker with Displacement Determined by Inductance

  • Avin Khera,
  • Randy Lee,
  • Avi Marcovici,
  • Zhixuan Yu,
  • Roberta Klatzky,
  • Mel Siegel,
  • Sanjeev G. Shroff and
  • George Stetten

We report overall design considerations and preliminary results for a new haptic rendering device based on an audio loudspeaker. Our application models tissue properties during microsurgery. For example, the device could respond to the tip of a tool...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,403 Views
17 Pages

Wearable Haptic Music Player with Multi-Feature Extraction Using Spectral Flux and Yin Algorithms

  • Aaron Benjmin R. Alcuitas,
  • Thad Jacob T. Tiong,
  • Hang-Hong Kuo and
  • Aaron Raymond See

16 September 2025

Vibrotactile feedback synchronized with audio through haptic music players (HMPs) creates a synergistic effect that has been shown to improve the music listening experience. However, current HMPs are still unable to efficiently retrieve multiple musi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,739 Views
20 Pages

Design and Research of Multimodal Fusion Feedback Device Based on Virtual Interactive System

  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Kenan Shi,
  • Pan Ge,
  • Taisheng Zhang,
  • Manman Xu and
  • Yu Chen

16 August 2023

This paper proposes a kinesthetic–tactile fusion feedback system based on virtual interaction. Combining the results of human fingertip deformation characteristics analysis and an upper limb motion mechanism, a fingertip tactile feedback device...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,871 Views
19 Pages

Data-Driven Modeling and Rendering of Force Responses from Elastic Tool Deformation

  • Arsen Abdulali,
  • Ruslan Rakhmatov,
  • Tatyana Ogay and
  • Seokhee Jeon

15 January 2018

This article presents a new data-driven model design for rendering force responses from elastic tool deformation. The new design incorporates a six-dimensional input describing the initial position of the contact, as well as the state of the tool def...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,400 Views
31 Pages

1 August 2019

In the serial hybrid electric propulsion system of a small propeller aircraft the battery state of charge is fluctuating due to the diversity of possible power flows. Overwhelming visual information on the cockpit displays, besides requiring visual p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,376 Views
15 Pages

Visuo-Haptic Mixed Reality Simulation Using Unbound Handheld Tools

  • Mehmet Murat Aygün,
  • Yusuf Çağrı Öğüt,
  • Hulusi Baysal and
  • Yiğit Taşcıoğlu

3 August 2020

Visuo-haptic mixed reality (VHMR) adds virtual objects to a real scene and enables users to see and also touch them via a see-through display and a haptic device. Most studies with kinesthetic feedback use general-purpose haptic devices, which requir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,125 Views
18 Pages

Improving the Discriminability of Haptic Icons: The Haptic Tuning Fork

  • Laura Raya,
  • Sara A. Boga,
  • Marcos Garcia-Lorenzo and
  • Sofia Bayona

21 September 2021

Technological advances enable the capture and management of complex data sets that need to be correctly understood. Visualisation techniques can help in complex data analysis and exploration, but sometimes the visual channel is not enough, or it is n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,197 Views
16 Pages

Hand Teleoperation with Combined Kinaesthetic and Tactile Feedback: A Full Upper Limb Exoskeleton Interface Enhanced by Tactile Linear Actuators

  • Daniele Leonardis,
  • Massimiliano Gabardi,
  • Simone Marcheschi,
  • Michele Barsotti,
  • Francesco Porcini,
  • Domenico Chiaradia and
  • Antonio Frisoli

7 August 2024

Manipulation involves both fine tactile feedback, with dynamic transients perceived by fingerpad mechanoreceptors, and kinaesthetic force feedback, involving the whole hand musculoskeletal structure. In teleoperation experiments, these fundamental as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,601 Views
18 Pages

1 January 2018

Magnetic drug targeting is a promising technique that can deliver drugs to the diseased region, while keeping the drug away from healthy parts of body. Introducing a human in the control loop of a targeted drug delivery system and using inherent bila...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,547 Views
18 Pages

14 January 2022

The goal of haptic feedback in robotic teleoperation is to enable users to accurately feel the interaction force measured at the slave side and precisely understand what is happening in the slave environment. The accuracy of the feedback force descri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,255 Views
21 Pages

26 June 2025

Rendering surface materials to provide realistic tactile sensations is a key focus in haptic interaction research. However, generating texture maps and designing corresponding haptic feedback often requires expert knowledge and significant effort. To...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
843 Views
14 Pages

Surface Reading Model via Haptic Device: An Application Based on Internet of Things and Cloud Environment

  • Andreas P. Plageras,
  • Christos L. Stergiou,
  • Vasileios A. Memos,
  • George Kokkonis,
  • Yutaka Ishibashi and
  • Konstantinos E. Psannis

11 August 2025

In this research paper, we have implemented a computer program thanks to the XML language to sense the differences in image color depth by using haptic/tactile devices. With the use of “Bump Map” and tools such as “Autodesk’s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,713 Views
18 Pages

The integration of material attribute estimation (MAE) within augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality telecommunication systems stands as a pivotal domain, evolving rapidly with the advent of the Tactile Internet. This unifying implemen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,489 Views
22 Pages

9 October 2013

In this article, we present an approach that uses both two force sensitive handles (FSH) and a flexible capacitive touch sensor (FCTS) to drive a haptic-based immersive system. The immersive system has been developed as part of a multimodal interface...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,766 Views
15 Pages

Rendering Immersive Haptic Force Feedback via Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

  • Elisa Galofaro,
  • Erika D’Antonio,
  • Nicola Lotti and
  • Lorenzo Masia

6 July 2022

Haptic feedback is the sensory modality to enhance the so-called “immersion”, meant as the extent to which senses are engaged by the mediated environment during virtual reality applications. However, it can be challenging to meet this req...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,190 Views
12 Pages

30 April 2024

Haptic feedback holds the potential to enhance the engagement and expressivity of future digital and electric musical instruments. This study investigates the impact of artificial vibration on the perceived quality of a silent electric cello. We deve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,683 Views
24 Pages

Multibody-Based Piano Action: Validation of a Haptic Key

  • Sébastien Timmermans,
  • Bruno Dehez and
  • Paul Fisette

17 November 2020

A piano key prototype actuated by a custom-made linear actuator is proposed to enhance the touch of digital pianos by reproducing the force feedback of an acoustic piano action. This paper presents the design and the validation of the haptic device....

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,578 Views
18 Pages

Multi-Layered Perceptual Model for Haptic Perception of Compliance

  • Zhiyu Shao,
  • Juan Wu,
  • Qiangqiang Ouyang,
  • Cong He and
  • Zhiyong Cao

7 December 2019

Haptic rendering of compliance is widely used in human–computer haptic interaction. Haptic impressions of virtual objects are usually controlled through rendering algorithms and devices. However, subjective feelings of compliance are easily aff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,405 Views
23 Pages

7 July 2023

The physics-based design and realization of a digital musical interface asks for the modeling and implementation of the contact-point interaction with the performer. Musical instruments always include a resonator that converts the input energy into s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,467 Views
25 Pages

A Universal Volumetric Haptic Actuation Platform

  • Patrick Coe,
  • Grigori Evreinov,
  • Mounia Ziat and
  • Roope Raisamo

In this paper, we report a method of implementing a universal volumetric haptic actuation platform which can be adapted to fit a wide variety of visual displays with flat surfaces. This platform aims to enable the simulation of the 3D features of inp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,991 Views
16 Pages

Manipulating Underfoot Tactile Perceptions of Flooring Materials in Augmented Virtuality

  • Jack Topliss,
  • Stephan Lukosch,
  • Euan Coutts and
  • Tham Piumsomboon

8 December 2023

Underfoot haptics, a largely unexplored area, offers rich tactile information close to that of hand-based interactions. Haptic feedback gives a sense of physicality to virtual environments, making for a more realistic and immersive experience. Augmen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,843 Views
14 Pages

Simulators with Haptic Feedback in Neurosurgery: Are We Reaching the “Aviator” Type of Training? Narrative Review and Future Perspectives

  • Davide Luglietto,
  • Alessandro De Benedictis,
  • Alessandra Marasi,
  • Maria Camilla Rossi-Espagnet,
  • Antonio Napolitano,
  • Sergio Capelli,
  • Vittorio Ricciuti,
  • Daniele Riccio and
  • Carlo Efisio Marras

13 May 2025

Over the last decade, the quality of neurosurgical procedures dramatically improved, also thanks to the development and increased accessibility of several technological recourses (e.g., imaging, neuronavigation, neurophysiology, microscopy), allowing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,482 Views
21 Pages

FeelMusic: Enriching Our Emotive Experience of Music through Audio-Tactile Mappings

  • Alice Haynes,
  • Jonathan Lawry,
  • Christopher Kent and
  • Jonathan Rossiter

We present and evaluate the concept of FeelMusic and evaluate an implementation of it. It is an augmentation of music through the haptic translation of core musical elements. Music and touch are intrinsic modes of affective communication that are phy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,871 Views
14 Pages

23 April 2022

This study proposes Bstick, the first handheld-type haptic controller that can monitor and control the placement of five fingers in real-time using linear motors attached on the fingers. As a handheld device, it can be used with both hands, and it wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,282 Views
16 Pages

A Twisted String, Flexure Hinges Approach for Design of a Wearable Haptic Thimble

  • Daniele Leonardis,
  • Luca Tiseni,
  • Domenico Chiaradia and
  • Antonio Frisoli

29 August 2021

Wearable haptic devices in the shape of actuated thimbles are used to render the sense of touch in teleoperation and virtual reality scenarios. The design of similar devices has to comply with concurring requirements and constraints: lightweight and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,789 Views
25 Pages

Configurable 3D Rowing Model Renders Realistic Forces on a Simulator for Indoor Training

  • Ekin Basalp,
  • Patrick Bachmann,
  • Nicolas Gerig,
  • Georg Rauter and
  • Peter Wolf

21 January 2020

In rowing, rowers need outdoor and indoor training to develop a proficient technique. Although numerous indoor rowing machines have been proposed, none of the devices can realistically render the haptic, visual, and auditory characteristics of an act...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,910 Views
18 Pages

24 September 2024

Force-feedback devices enhance task performance in most robot teleoperations. However, their increased size with additional degrees of freedom can limit the robot’s applicability. To address this, an interface that visually presents force feedb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,900 Views
16 Pages

21 October 2024

Virtual reality systems may benefit from wearable (fingertip-mounted) haptic displays capable of rendering the softness of virtual objects. According to neurophysiological evidence, the easiest reliable way to render a virtual softness is to generate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,586 Views
11 Pages

28 August 2023

As human–computer interaction has become increasingly popular, haptic technology has become a research topic of great interest, since vibration perception, as a type of haptic feedback, can enhance user experience during an interaction. However...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,463 Views
22 Pages

The ubiquity of multimodal smart devices affords new opportunities for eyes-free applications for conveying graphical information to both sighted and visually impaired users. Using previously established haptic design guidelines for generic rendering...

  • Article
  • Open Access
267 Views
23 Pages

Visual-to-Tactile Cross-Modal Generation Using a Class-Conditional GAN with Multi-Scale Discriminator and Hybrid Loss

  • Nikolay Neshov,
  • Krasimir Tonchev,
  • Agata Manolova,
  • Radostina Petkova and
  • Ivaylo Bozhilov

9 January 2026

Understanding surface textures through visual cues is crucial for applications in haptic rendering and virtual reality. However, accurately translating visual information into tactile feedback remains a challenging problem. To address this challenge,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,395 Views
16 Pages

A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures

  • Shujie Deng,
  • Gavin Wheeler,
  • Nicolas Toussaint,
  • Lindsay Munroe,
  • Suryava Bhattacharya,
  • Gina Sajith,
  • Ei Lin,
  • Eeshar Singh,
  • Ka Yee Kelly Chu and
  • Alberto Gomez
  • + 4 authors

19 August 2021

The intricate nature of congenital heart disease requires understanding of the complex, patient-specific three-dimensional dynamic anatomy of the heart, from imaging data such as three-dimensional echocardiography for successful outcomes from surgica...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,492 Views
16 Pages

Immersive technologies have thrived on a strong foundation of software and hardware, injecting vitality into medical training. This surge has witnessed numerous endeavors incorporating immersive technologies into surgery simulation for surgical skill...

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