"An accessible, nontechnical overview of active touch sensing, from sensory receptors in the skin to tactile surfaces on flat screen displays."--Page 4 of cover.
Contents
How we perceive the world via touch -- Sensory and motor specialization of the hand -- Haptic perception -- Haptic illusions -- Tactile and haptic displays -- Tactile communication systems -- Surface haptics -- Artificial sensing : prosthetic and robotic hands -- Conclusions.
