Introduction.- Section 1: Perceptual Softness.- Physical Aspects of Softness Perception.- Visual-Haptic Softness.- Vibrotactile Sensation and Softness Perception.- Auditory Perception of Material Properties.- Computational Aspects of Softness Perception.- Section 2: Sensorimotor Softness.- Exploratory Movement Strategies in Softness Perception.- The Perception of the Centre of Elastic Force Fields: A Model of Integration of the Force and Position Signals.- Dynamic Combination of Movement and Force for Softness Perception.- Perception of Stiffness with Delay.- Section 3: Artificial Softness.- Natural and Artificial Motion Feedback in Compliance Perception.- Softness Displays.- Haptic Augmentation in Soft Tissue Interaction.
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