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Applying forces to elastic network models of large biomolecules using a haptic feedback device [PDF]

, 2011
Elastic network models of biomolecules have proved to be relatively good at predicting global conformational changes particularly in large systems. Software that facilitates rapid and intuitive exploration of conformational change in elastic network ...
Hayward, Steven, Laycock, Stephen, Stocks, Matthew   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Holdable Haptic Device for 4-DOF Motion Guidance

, 2019
Hand-held haptic devices can allow for greater freedom of motion and larger workspaces than traditional grounded haptic devices. They can also provide more compelling haptic sensations to the users' fingertips than many wearable haptic devices because ...
Okamura, Allison M., Poignet, Philippe, Walker, Julie M., Zemiti, Nabil   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Haptic perception of virtual roughness [PDF]

, 2001
The texture of a virtual surface can both increase the sense of realism of an object as well as convey information about object identity, type, location, function, and so on.
Brewster, S.A., Gray, P.D.G., McGee, M.R.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Wearable Haptic Glove Presenting Haptic Sensation by Electrical Stimulation

Sensors, 2022
Most haptic devices generate haptic sensation using mechanical actuators. However, the workload and limited workspace handicap the operator from operating freely.
Dongbo Zhou, Wataru Hayakawa, Yoshikazu Nakajima, Kotaro Tadano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons [PDF]

, 2005
This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons). The first experiment investigated perception of vibro-tactile "roughness" (created using amplitude modulated sinusoids), and the results indicated that roughness ...
Brewster, S.A., Brown, L.M., Purchase, H.C.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Freeform Manufacturing of Plant‐Based Structural Colors for Scalable Photonic and Mechanochromic Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A green, freeform manufacturing approach that utilizes robust aqueous two‐phase systems to create intricate and scalable photonic structures and non‐planar mechanochromic hydrogel actuators from plant‐based hydroxypropyl cellulose. This approach broadens the structural possibilities of sustainable photonic devices and mechanochromic systems, offering ...
Xiao Song, Peiqi Niu, Wenxi Gu, Chun Lam Clement Chan, Jiuhong Yi, Xu Liu, Peng Tan, Chon In Haydn Cheong, Qingwen Guan, Dan Fang, Bingpu Zhou, Zi Liang Wu, Ji Liu, Yan Yan Shery Huang, Iek Man Lei   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Powered Flexible Triboelectric‐Gated Ion‐Gel Transistor for Neuromorphic Tactile Sensing and Human Activity Recognition

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A fully flexible ion‐gel‐gated graphene‐channel transistor driven by a triboelectric nanogenerator enables self‐powered tactile sensing and synaptic learning. Mimicking spike‐rate‐dependent plasticity, the device exhibits frequency‐selective potentiation and depression, supporting rate‐coded neuromorphic computation even under flex.
Hanseong Cho, Seoyeon Park, Youngmin Lee, Sejoon Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensory and perceptive processes based on haptic systems as a center of innovation in virtual reality applications for job training

Mundo Fesc
In the field of job training, the use of haptic devices and virtual reality (VR) applications has been implemented focused on mitigating accidents, which replicate scenarios where situations that refer to high risk for safety, extreme working conditions ...
Wilmer Geovany Sepúlveda Manrique, Sergio Felipe Suárez Soto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source