{"product_id":"haptics-9780262535809","title":"Haptics","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHaptics: Understanding Active Touch Sensing Technology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible, nontechnical overview of active touch sensing, from sensory receptors in the skin to tactile surfaces on flat screen displays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaptics, or haptic sensing, refers to the ability to identify and perceive objects through touch. This is active touch, involving exploration of an object with the hand rather than the passive sensing of a vibration or force on the skin. The development of new technologies, including prosthetic hands and tactile surfaces for flat screen displays, depends on our knowledge of haptics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eComprehensive Coverage of Touch Technology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series provides an accessible overview of haptics and its applications. The book explains that haptics involves integrating information from touch and kinesthesia—information both from sensors in the skin and from sensors in muscles, tendons, and joints. The challenge for technology is to reproduce in a virtual world some of the sensations associated with physical interactions with the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book maps the building blocks of the tactile system, the receptors in the skin and the skin itself, and how information is processed at this interface with the external world. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaptic perception and processing of haptic information in the brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaptic illusions and distorted perceptions of objects and the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTactile and haptic displays, from braille to robotic systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTactile compensation for other sensory impairments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurface haptics creating virtual haptic effects on touch screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopment of robotic and prosthetic hands that mimic human hand properties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExpert Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLynette A. Jones is Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Haptics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680532795666,"sku":"9780262535809","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0221fbe8-8a0a-4d78-9faa-119812cc5b65.jpg?v=1734922163","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/haptics-9780262535809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}