A review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021

Y Meng, J Xu, L Ma, Z Jin, B Prakash, T Ma, W Wang - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published
during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research …

Initial contact shapes the perception of friction

L Willemet, K Kanzari, J Monnoyer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Humans efficiently estimate the grip force necessary to lift a variety of objects, including
slippery ones. The regulation of grip force starts with the initial contact and takes into …

Rapid change of friction causes the illusion of touching a receding surface

J Monnoyer, L Willemet… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Shortly after touching an object, humans can tactually gauge the frictional resistance of a
surface. The knowledge of surface friction is paramount to tactile perception and the motor …

Friction Behavior of Fingers on Micro-Textured Flexible Surfaces

K Zhang, Q Wang, N Zhang - Journal of Tribology, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
From a mechanical standpoint, the frictional contact between the skin and objects serves as
the foundation for human tactile perception, where the spatial–temporal distribution of …

Friction and neuroimaging of active and passive tactile touch

X Zhou, Y Li, Y Tian, MA Masen, Y Li, Z Jin - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Two types of exploratory touch including active sliding and passive sliding are usually
encountered in the daily life. The friction behavior of the human finger against the surface of …

Does static friction information predict the onset of sliding for soft material?

H Wei, Z Wang, X Tu, X Cheng, L Li, S Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Friction behavior between soft and hard materials has long been a question of great interest
in the fields of artificial joints, human skin contact, robotic grippers, and others. In this study …

Open-source instrumented object to study dexterous object manipulation

DC Bulens, SB de Dunilac, BP Delhaye, P Lefèvre… - eneuro, 2024 - eneuro.org
Humans use tactile feedback to perform skillful manipulation. When tactile sensory feedback
is unavailable, for instance, if the fingers are anesthetized, dexterity is severely impaired …

Role of arm reaching movement kinematics in friction perception at initial contact with smooth surfaces

N Afzal, S du Bois de Dunilac, AJ Loutit… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
When manipulating objects, humans begin adjusting their grip force to friction within 100 ms
of contact. During motor adaptation, subjects become aware of the slipperiness of touched …

Submillimeter lateral displacement enables friction sensing and awareness of surface slipperiness

N Afzal, E Stubbs, H Khamis, AJ Loutit… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human tactile perception and motor control rely on the frictional estimates that stem from the
deformation of the skin and slip events. However, it is not clear how exactly these …

Grip force control under sudden change of friction

L Willemet, F Roël, D Abbink, I Birznieks… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A task as simple as holding a cup between your fingers generates complex motor
commands to finely regulate the forces applied by muscles. These fine force adjustments …