This thesis presents a novel sensing framework (Texplorer) as well as a novel display system (Tactile Computer Mouse, TCM). Additionally, the connection between data acquisition and display is achieved using a perceptually modeled tactile feature space. A novel material taxonomy is defined that unambiguously allows the identification of materials based on a corresponding classification engine. A subset of the features as well as multidimensional input data traces further provide the required control signals for the TCM to display tactile sensations to a human user.
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This thesis presents a novel sensing framework (Texplorer) as well as a novel display system (Tactile Computer Mouse, TCM). Additionally, the connection between data acquisition and display is achieved using a perceptually modeled tactile feature space. A novel material taxonomy is defined that unambiguously allows the identification of materials based on a corresponding classification engine. A subset of the features as well as multidimensional input data traces further provide the required con...
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