Search for dissertations about: "tactile perception"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words tactile perception.
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6. Sensing the environment : development of monitoring aids for persons with profound deafness or deafblindness
Abstract : Earlier studies of persons with deafness (D) and/or deafblindness (DB) have primarily focused on the mobility and communication problems. The purpose of the present study was to develop technology for monitoring aids to improve the ability of persons with D and/or DB to detect, identify, and perceive direction of events that produce sounds in their surroundings. READ MORE
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7. Affective touch throughout life: from cortical processing in infancy to touch perception in adulthood
Abstract : Affective, interpersonal touch is important for forming and maintaining social bonds. In the hairy skin of humans there is a specific type of nerve fibers called C-tactile (CT) afferents which are optimally activated by a light stroking of the skin, like a caress. READ MORE
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8. Quality Inspection and Evaluation of Smart or Functional Textile Fabric Surface by Skin Contact Mechanics
Abstract : The rapid progress in consuming e-textiles has made a huge uprising in the researcher’s track on the course of smart and functional textile development. Consumption of functional and smart textiles in the wearable e-textile is fetching extra eye-catching scheme owing to its lightweight property, flexibility, stretchability, and the ability to be integrated into wearable apparel. READ MORE
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9. Body-ownership and visual perception
Abstract : The idea that our body plays an important role in visual perception has a long history in storytelling and philosophy. Some ideas are very intuitive. For example, few will disagree with the notion that smaller people perceive the world to be bigger, and vice versa, that larger people perceive the world to be smaller. READ MORE
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10. Towards intuitive interfaces
Abstract : Operators like fighter pilots, combat vehicle drivers and fire and rescue command operators handle considerable amount of information during mission critical activities. The increasing complexity of the information landscape calls for alternative information presentation. READ MORE