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Introduction to Haptics

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Haptics relates to the science of enabling “touch” of simulated objects in a virtual and controlled environment. It is an interdisciplinary field including computer science, engineering, physics, and human perception. Haptics is divided in three disciplines: human, machine, and computer haptics. Each haptic device is composed of electromechanical sensors and actuators that enable tactile feedback by interacting with virtual objects. Current examples of haptic devices include exoskeletal and stand-alone devices that are used on different medical training simulators.

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  1. Department of Research and Development, Holo Surgical S.A., Warsaw, Poland

    Edwing Isaac Mejia Orozco

  2. Bioengineering, Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Cristian Javier Luciano

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Mejia Orozco, E.I., Luciano, C.J. (2018). Introduction to Haptics. In: Alaraj, A. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Neurosurgery. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75583-0_11

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