This work forms part of the EU funded HAPTEX project, which is aimed at developing a VR system for the visual and haptic presentation of textiles. Written by experts in the field, the book presents the state-of-the-art of VR based tactile perception.

Virtual Reality (VR) has a lot of applications ranging from entertainment to mechanicaldesign and medical training. VR systems are often used in training situations where training in a real environment would be inappropriate and possibly even dangerous.This work was part of the EU funded HAPTEX project, which aimed at developing a VR system for the visual and haptic presentation of textiles.

Presents the state of the art of Virtual Reality based tactile perception Devoted to the special case of tactile perception of textiles Written by experts in the field

Inhalt
Human Perception.- Devices for Tactile Simulation.- Generation of Virtual Surfaces.- Tactile Rendering.- Summary and Outlook.