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10 Tactile feedback interfaces 191
10.1 Introduction 191
10.2 Advantage of tactile feedback interfaces in virtual reality 192
10.3 Designing basics for a tactile interface 193
10.4 State of the art of the tactile interfaces 194
10.4.1 Tactile stimulation technologies 195
10.4.2 Classification of tactile interfaces according to the
domain of application 196
10.4.2.1 Tactile interfaces for teleoperation and
telepresence 197
10.4.2.2 Tactile interfaces dedicated to the
studies of tactile perception 198
10.4.2.3 Tactile interfaces for sensory substitution 202
10.4.2.4 Tactile interfaces for the generation of
a 3D surface 202
10.4.2.5 Braille ...