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Virtual Reality: Concepts and Technologies
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Virtual Reality: Concepts and Technologies

by Philippe Fuchs, Guillaume Moreau, Pascal Guitton
July 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
432 pages
16h 6m
English
CRC Press
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Tip of the tongue
Finger tips
Lips
Side of the tongue
Palm
Forehead
Back of the hand
Top of the feet
Back
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Minimum distance between two points of simulation (mm)
Different body parts
40 50 60 70
Figure 3.21 Spatial discrimination
function. Considering the anatomical location (notion of space) of the mechanorecep-
tors and the nature of information that they transmit
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, we can differentiate between
two different sensory levels:
Proprioceptive mechanoreceptors
Proprioceptive mechanoreceptors play a predominant role in measuring the movements
and tension in muscles, tendons and joints and are located at these levels ...
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ISBN: 9780203802953