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This study investigates the influence of stimulus properties on explorative movement parameters in active touch. Using a PHANToM force-feedback device we generated virtual stimuli with different stiffness values. Participants freely explored pair-wise presented stimuli and were asked to select the softer one. Afterwards we analyzed their explorative movements considering the parameters velocity, pressure and the indentation depth. We found a systematic influence of stimulus’ stiffness on pressure/indentation depth and velocity. We conclude that observers adapted the movement parameters depending on stiffness variations.
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Kaim, L., Drewing, K. (2008). Exploratory Movement Parameters Vary with Stimulus Stiffness. In: Ferre, M. (eds) Haptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios. EuroHaptics 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5024. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69057-3_38
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