Haptic training for a visuomotor fetch & pursue task

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013:2013:4133-6. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610455.

Abstract

Can haptic interaction improve the tracking performance in a fetch & pursue task, similar to clay pigeon shooting? In order to answer this question, we challenged the tracking movements of the subjects by a saddle-like moving force field, with the unstable manifold aligned along the moving target and the stable manifold orthogonal to it. The experimental results show a positive effect, suggesting that the internal model acquired by the subjects for compensating the target-linked haptic disturbance can improve the prediction capability of the subjects based on pure visuo-motor feedback.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Feedback, Physiological
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Motor Activity / physiology*
  • Photic Stimulation*
  • Task Performance and Analysis*
  • Touch / physiology*