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HAPTIC INTERFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- haptic interface
1, record 1, English, haptic%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a haptic interface is a device comprising sensors and actuators for sensing movement or force applied by a user and returning the appropriate force or movement in response. 1, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
haptic interface : data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 2, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface haptique
1, record 1, French, interface%20haptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une interface haptique est un dispositif permettant de restituer à une personne une sensation tactile ou une sensation kinesthésique issue d'un élément distant, [c’est-à-dire] physiquement séparé de la personne (l'élément, réel ou virtuel, n'est plus directement en contact avec la personne). 1, record 1, French, - interface%20haptique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interfaz háptica
1, record 1, Spanish, interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] una interfaz háptica […] es aquel dispositivo que se encarga de reproducir en el usuario lo captado por la sensación de contacto y manipulación de un objeto que se encuentra dentro de un ambiente virtual o en un entorno remoto, simulando las características esenciales al tacto y sujeción de un objeto real, tales como temperatura, textura, peso, contorno, entre otros […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
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