Telepresence and teleaction systems are rapidly gaining relevance in both modern science and technology. The integration and efficient exchange of various multimodal data streams in these systems is a major current research topic. While the coding and transmission of video and audio data has been excessively studied, the haptic modality has been neglected in comparison. Haptics, representing all kinds of information the human being is able to perceive via the means of touch, movement, force, and orientation, pose numerous interesting challenges as far as data reduction and real-time transmission are concerned. This dissertation presents a broad spectrum of information about the haptic modality focusing on possibilities to reduce the amount of data transmitted in haptic teleinteraction systems without impairing the functionalities or even endangering the user.
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Telepresence and teleaction systems are rapidly gaining relevance in both modern science and technology. The integration and efficient exchange of various multimodal data streams in these systems is a major current research topic. While the coding and transmission of video and audio data has been excessively studied, the haptic modality has been neglected in comparison. Haptics, representing all kinds of information the human being is able to perceive via the means of touch, movement, force, and...
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