In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

This article reviews the technology behind creating artificial touch sensations and the
relevant aspects of human touch. We focus on the design and control of haptic devices and …

Reflecting a decade's worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk Management, Second
Edition contains new chapters addressing safety culture and models of risk as well as an …

The book starts by analyzing the problem of how we can see so well despite what, to an
engineer, might seem like horrendous defects of our eyes. An explanation is provided by a …

Although Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for almost five decades, only recently
we have witnessed AR systems and applications entering in our everyday life …

Mulsemedia—multiple sensorial media—makes possible the inclusion of layered sensory
stimulation and interaction through multiple sensory channels. The recent upsurge in …

Digital maps and route descriptions on a PDA have become very popular for navigation, not
the least with the advent of the iPhone and its Google Maps application. A visual support for …

This literature review of existing electronic mobility aids for persons who are visually
impaired and recent developments in this field identified and classified 146 products …

Purpose The impact of visual acuity (VA) on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the
cross-sectional and longitudinal differences in HRQoL during the 11-year follow-up were …

Learning an environment can be challenging for people with visual impairments. Braille
maps allow their users to understand the spatial relationship between a set of places …