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Computer haptics is defined as the art and science of developing software algorithms that synthesize computer-generated forces and tactile stimuli to be displayed to the user for the perception and manipulation of virtual objects via touch. In the real world, a person can move his/her hand in order to touch an object. As soon as the fingertip touches the object, the object exerts a reaction force back against the finger to prevent it from penetrating the object. The person feels this force, along with the object’s texture, through muscle and mechanoreceptors.
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Saddik, A.E., Orozco, M., Eid, M., Cha, J. (2011). Computer Haptics. In: Haptics Technologies. Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22658-8_5
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