Title :
Human strategies in exploring objects by touch
Author :
Germagnoli, Fabio ; Germagnoli, Roberto ; Magenes, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Inf. e Sistemistica, Pavia Univ., Italy
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
The goal of this study is to investigate the strategy of actively exploring an object by touch; in particular it examined the contour following which provides information about the global shape of an object. Two experiments have been carried out in which two classes of subjects were requested to discriminate between pairs of different objects, using only their forefinger tip. By these experiments, five tactile primitives were identified, which seem to drive the control of the exploratory strategy on a low relief picture
Keywords :
mechanoception; contour following; exploratory strategy; forefinger tip; low relief picture; object global shape; tactile primitives; Data processing; Haptic interfaces; Humans; Joining processes; Muscles; Protocols; Psychology; Sequences; Shape; Strategic planning;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.647619
