This paper reviews tactual perception of material properties such as roughness, compliance,
coldness and friction. Psychophysical functions relating physical properties to perception are …

Thermal displays have been developed to present thermal cues to the hand to facilitate
object recognition in virtual environments or in teleoperated robotic systems. This review …

Some materials feel colder to the touch than others, and we can use this difference in
perceived coldness for material recognition. This review focuses on the mechanisms …

Combining immersive virtual environment (IVE) with a controlled environment is a potential
solution for analyzing human thermal experience during building design. Existing studies in …

This paper deals with the problem of fault diagnosis (FD) for a class of nonlinear systems.
The scheme is based on a discrete-time diagnostic observer that computes a prediction of …

The objective of this research is to analyze and model the decreases in skin temperature
when the hand makes contact with an object at room temperature so that thermal feedback …

Numerous wind displays have been developed to provide wind sensation in virtual reality
applications. However, in previous studies, wind displays required the production of physical …

We present a new interface for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) training that incorporates
novel broadband sensory modalities that include visual, force, and thermal technology, into …

Cold sensations of varying intensities are perceived when human skin is subject to diverse
environments. The accurate presentation of temperature changes is important to elicit …

The spatial characteristics of thermal perception were studied in two experiments that
examined how thermal stimuli are processed within the hands. A thermal display that …