Haptic Science and Technology
This provides a foundational overview of haptic technology for researchers and developers in human-computer interaction and robotics, but it is incremental as it describes existing concepts without new results.
The paper introduces haptic technology as a tactile feedback system that uses forces, vibrations, and motions to enhance user interaction with virtual objects and remote devices, comparing it to computer graphics for vision.
Haptic technology, or haptics, is a tactile feedback technology which takes advantage of a user's sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, and/or motions upon the user. This mechanical stimulation may be used to assist in the creation of virtual objects (objects existing only in a computer simulation), for control of such virtual objects, and for the enhancement of the remote control of machines and devices. It has been described as for the sense of touch what computer graphics does for vision. Although haptic devices are capable of measuring bulk or reactive forces that are applied by the user, it should not be confused with touch or tactile sensors that measure the pressure or force exerted by the user to the interface.