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ArticleScientific reports2018

Perception of partial slips under tangential loading of the fingertip.

Allan Barrea, Benoit P Delhaye, Philippe Lefèvre, Jean-Louis Thonnard

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  3. Biomechanics of the finger pad in response to torsion.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023
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  5. Initial contact shapes the perception of friction.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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Allan BarreaInstitute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, B-1200, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1094-4596
Benoit P DelhayeDepartment of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3974-7921
Philippe LefèvreInstitute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, B-1200, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2032-3635
Jean-Louis ThonnardInstitute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, B-1200, Belgium. jean-louis.thonnard@uclouvain.be.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During tactile exploration, partial slips occur systematically at the periphery of fingertip-object contact prior to full slip. Although the mechanics of partial slips are well characterized, the perception of such events is unclear. Here, we performed psychophysical experiments to assess partial slip detection ability on smooth transparent surfaces. In these experiments, the index fingertip of human subjects was stroked passively by a smooth, transparent glass plate while we imaged the contact slipping against the glass. We found that subjects were able to detect fingertip slip before full slip occurred when, on average, only 48% of the contact area was slipping. Additionally, we showed that partial slips and plate displacement permitted slip detection, but that the subjects could not rely on tangential force to detect slipping of the plate. Finally, we observed that, keeping the normal contact force constant, slip detection was impeded when the plate was covered with a hydrophobic coating dramatically lowering the contact friction and therefore the amount of fingertip deformation. Together, these results demonstrate that partial slips play an important role in fingertip slip detection and support the hypothesis that the central nervous system relies on them to adjust grip force during object manipulation.

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Touch PerceptionAdultFemaleFingersHumansMaleTouchYoung Adult

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PMCPMC5935679

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