Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
3 results found in haptics.
- Force-Sensing Resistor (FSR, Force Sensor)
- A sensor that decreases in electrical resistance when physical pressure is applied to its surface. Force-sensing resistors are commonly used in assistive technology and accessibility applications to c…
- Haptic Field of View (Tactile Field of View, Haptic Aperture)
- The limited area that can be perceived through touch at any given moment, analogous to the visual field of view but much more restricted. While vision allows perception of an entire scene simultaneous…
- Mechanoreceptor (Tactile Receptor, Touch Receptor)
- A sensory receptor in the skin that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion, enabling the sense of touch. Different types of mechanoreceptors detect various tactile qualities: Meissner corpuscle…