The human haptic system, among all senses, provides unique and bidirectional communication between humans and their physical environment. Yet, to date, most hum

For a long time, human beings have dreamed of a virtual world where it is possible to interact with synthetic entities as if they were real. It has been shown t

There has been significant progress in haptic technologies but the incorporation of haptics into virtual environments is still in its infancy. A wide range of t

This book introduces the latest progress in six degrees of freedom (6-DoF) haptic rendering with the focus on a new approach for simulating force/torque feedbac

The human haptic system, among all senses, provides unique and bidirectional communication between humans and their physical environment. Yet, to date, most hum