Haptic rendering allows users to" feel" virtual objects in a simulated environment. We survey
current haptic systems and discuss some basic haptic-rendering algorithms. In the past …

A manual for both designers and users, comprehensively presenting the current state of
experts' knowledge on virtual reality (VR) in computer science, mechanics, optics, acoustics …

In a geometric context, a collision or proximity query reports information about the relative
configuration or placement of two objects. Some of the common examples of such queries …

Although there are many advanced and specialized texts and handbooks on algorithms,
until now there was no book that focused exclusively on the wide variety of data structures …

This paper describes a generalization of the god-object method for haptic interaction
between rigid bodies. Our approach separates the computation of the motion of the six …

Computer Graphics technologies have developed considerably over the past decades.
Realistic virtual environments can be produced incorporating complex geometry for …

As the classical corporate boundaries are beginning to blur internally as well as externally
traditional value chains loose their chain attributes, and are replaced by a web of fluid and …

We introduce a novel" sensation preserving" simplification algorithm for faster collision
queries between two polyhedral objects in haptic rendering. Given a polyhedral model, we …

A new simulation approach is proposed to improve the stability and the perceived rigidity of
contacts during haptic interaction with multirigid body virtual environments. The approach …

Palpation exam is a procedure in which a healthcare professional presses a specific region
of a patient's body with the fingers in order to detect the presence of features and …