Haptics: Science, Technology, and Applications

The two-volume set LNCS 10893 and 10894 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference EuroHaptics 2018, held in Pisa, Italy, in June 2018.
The 95 papers (40 oral presentations and 554 poster presentations) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 138 submissions. These proceedings reflect the multidisciplinary nature of EuroHaptics and cover all aspects of haptics, including neuroscience, psychophysics, perception, engineering, computing, interaction, virtual reality and arts.

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Weight Estimation of Lifted Object from Body Motions Using Neural Network.- Electromagnetic Actuator for Tactile Communication.- Vibrotactile Signal Generation from Texture Images or Attributes using Generative Adversarial Network.- "Haptic material": a holistic approach for haptic texture mapping.- Estimation of the pressing force from finger image by using neural network.- Multi-Point Pressure Sensation Display using Pneumatic Actuators.- A Simple Minimum Cable-Tension Algorithm for a 2-DOF Planar Cable-driven Robot Driven by 4 Cables.- Autonomous Reconfigurable Dynamic Investigation Test-rig on hAptics (ARDITA).- Modelling the air-gap field strength of electric machines to improve performance of haptic mechanisms.- Assessment of Perceived Intensity and Thermal Comfort associated with Area of Warm Stimulation to the Waist.- Vibrotactile Feedback to Combine with Swing Presentation for Virtual Reality Applications .-The Rice Haptic Rocker: Comparing Longitudinal and Lateral Upper-Limb Skin Stretch Perception.- Buttock Skin Stretch: Inducing Shear Force Perception and Acceleration Illusion on Self-Motion Perception.- A Soft Vibrotactile Actuator with Knitted PVC Gel Fabric.- A tangible surface for digital sculpting in virtual environments.- A Tactile Feedback Glove for Reproducing Realistic Surface Roughness and Continual Lateral Stroking Perception.- 3D Printed Haptics : Creating Pneumatic Haptic Display Based on 3D Printed Airbags.- HaptI/O: Physical I/O Node over the Internet.- Synergy-Based Multi-Fingers Forces Reconstruction and Discrimination From Forearm EMG.- Basic Design on Blocking Part of Skin-Propagated Vibration for Artificial Hand.- Estimating the Direction of Force Applied to the Grasped Object using the Surface EMG.- Substitution of hand-object pressure cues with the sole of the foot for haptic presentation using a tactile pin array.- Motor shaft vibrations may have a negative effect on ability to implement a stiff haptic wall.- Virtual Reality: Impact of Vibro-Kinetic Technology on Immersion and Psychophysiological State in Passive Seated Vehicular Movement.- Lateral Modulation of Midair Ultrasound Focus for Intensified Vibrotactile Stimuli.- Improving Perception Accuracy with Multi-sensory Haptic Cue Delivery.- Travelling Ultrasonic Wave Enhances Keyclick Sensation.- A High Performance Thermal Control for Simulation of Different Materials in a Fingertip Hatpic Device.- Overcoming fingertip friction variability with surface haptics force-feedback.- Localisation of Vibrotactile Stimuli with Spatio-Temporal Inverse Filtering.- Reaching and Grasping of Objects by Humanoid Robots through Visual Servoing.- Haptic Rendering of Solid Object Submerged in Flowing Fluid with Environment Dependent Texture.- Haptic Guidance with a Soft Exoskeleton Reduces Error in Drone Teleoperation.- Human Guidance: Suggesting Walking Pace Under Manual and Cognitive Load.- Haptics of Screwing and Unscrewing for its Application in Smart Factories for Disassembly.- Towards a Test Battery to Benchmark Dexterous Performance in Teleoperated Systems.- Evaluation of sensory feedback from a robotic hand: A preliminary study.- Suitability of a tool-speed-dependent force model for VR-based soft-tissue.- Making a Socially Assistive Robot Companion Touch Sensitive.- Design and evaluation of the mid-air haptics interactions in Augmented Reality environment.- Anti-Veering Vibrotactile HMD for Assistance of Blind Pedestrians.- An Improved Adaptive Robotic Assistance Methodology For Upper-Limb Rehabilitation.- Assessing Articulatory Modalities for Intercommunication Using Vibrotactile HMDs.- Operation Guidance Method for Touch Devices by Direction Presentation Using Anisotropic Roughness.- Effect of Pseudo-haptic Feedback on Touchscreens on Visual Memory during Image Browsing.- HandsOn-Computing: Promoting Algorithmic Thinking Through Haptic Educational Robots.- Experimental evaluation of vibrotactile training mappings for dual-joystick directional guidance.- A Novel Pneumatic Force Sensor for Robot-assisted Surgery.- Efficient Evaluation of Coding Strategies for Transcutaneous Language Communication.- A Novel Haptic Glove (ExoTen-Glove) Based on Twisted String Actuation (TSA) System for Virtual Reality.- Haptic Logos: Insight into the Feasibility of Digital Haptic Branding.