Performance Metrics for Haptic Interfaces aims at meeting this need by establishing standard practices for the evaluation of haptic interfaces and by identifying significant performance metrics.Towards this end, a combined physical and psychophysical experimental methodology is presented.
Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Acronyms.- Symbols.- Greek Letters.- Part I – Basic Considerations.- Introduction.- State of the Art.- Human Haptic Perception.- Part II – Physical Evaluation.- Performance Evaluation Based on Physical Measurements.- Application to a Haptic Interface.- Part III – Psychophysical Evaluation.- Performance Evaluation based on Psychophysical Tests.- Application to a Tactile Display.- Part IV – Synthesis of Evaluation Methods.- Conclusion.- Glossary.- Index.