1. Introduction Haptic rendering enables a user to touch, feel, and manipulate virtual objects through a haptic interface (see Figure 1). The field has shown a significant expansion during the last decade. Since the publication of earlier review papers (Salisbury and Srinivasan, 1997; Srinivasan and Basdogan, 1997), new rendering techniques and several new applications have emerged (see the mor...

D11.1-Guidelines for open scaleable applications in telemedicine-2-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SAMTA (Open Scaleable Architecture for Multimedia Telemedicine Application) is an European Union funded research project focused on the medical field of cardiology in Central and Eastern European countries. However, the project results presented in this document in the form of guidelines and recommendations are...

Two n e w modes of real-t ime collision avoidance are presented wh.ich aid in the e.ffectiveness of remote tele-operation. S t i cky coll ision mode improves s y s t e m safety by disallowing contact wi th modelled obstacles. Slippery mode is used t o improve the eff iciency of -the process by reducing t h e required level of operator skill. B o t h modes execute an real-t ime and have been amp...

The use of multimedia in telematics and new services has been greatly improved by the introduction of new systems and techniques. These new systems and techniques made the implementation of many telematic applications like tele-teaching, collaborative or tele-medicine applications possible. In this paper, we present design, protocols and implementation issues, which concern an Internet based sy...