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Overview

Astrid M. L. Kappers is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience, computer science, and psychology, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

The research topics covered include tactile and sensory interactions, visual perception and processing mechanisms, interactive and immersive displays, ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders, gaze tracking and assistive technology, motor control and adaptation, and multisensory perception and integration.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • Scientific Reports
  • ACM Transactions on Applied Perception
  • Perception

Collaborations play a significant role in this scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Myrthe A. Plaisier
  • Max Fa Si Oen
  • Tessa J. W. Junggeburth
  • Raymond Holt
  • Wouter K. Vos

Among recent papers, notable publications are:

  • "Perception of vibrotactile distance on the back," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Hand-Held Haptic Navigation Devices for Actual Walking," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • "Learning the Vibrotactile Morse Code Alphabet," 2020, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception
  • "Hands-Free Devices for Displaying Speech and Language in the Tactile Modality - Methods and Approaches," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • "Hands-Free Haptic Navigation Devices for Actual Walking," 2024, IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Best Publications

  • Surface perception in pictures

    Jan J. Koenderink;Andrea J. Van Doorn;Astrid M. L. Kappers

  • Analysis of haptic perception of materials by multidimensional scaling and physical measurements of roughness and compressibility.

    Wouter M. Bergmann Tiest;Astrid M.L. Kappers

  • Hand synergies: Integration of robotics and neuroscience for understanding the control of biological and artificial hands

    Marco Santello;Matteo Bianchi;Marco Gabiccini;Emiliano Ricciardi

  • Cues for Haptic Perception of Compliance

    W.M. Bergmann Tiest;A. Kappers

  • Haptic and visual perception of roughness

    Wouter M. Bergmann Tiest;Astrid M.L. Kappers

  • The effects of viewing angle, camera angle, and sign of surface curvature on the perception of three-dimensional shape from texture.

    James T. Todd;Lore Thaler;Tjeerd M. H. Dijkstra;Jan J. Koenderink

  • Ambiguity and the 'mental eye' in pictorial relief.

    Jan J Koenderink;Andrea J van Doorn;Astrid M L Kappers;James T Todd

  • Haptic Perception of Spatial Relations

    Astrid M L Kappers;Jan J Koenderink

  • On so-called paradoxical monocular stereoscopy.

    Jan J Koenderink;Andrea J van Doorn;Astrid M L Kappers

  • Perception of local shape from shading

    Roderik G. F. Erens;Astrid M. L. Kappers;Jan J. Koenderink

  • Differences between early blind, late blind and blindfolded sighted people in haptic spatial configuration learning and resulting memory traces

    Albert Postma;Sander Zuidhoek;Matthijs Leendert Noordzij;Astrid M.L. Kappers

  • Optical properties (bidirectional reflection distribution functions) of velvet.

    Rong Lu;Jan J. Koenderink;Astrid M. L. Kappers

  • Similar mechanisms underlie curvature comparison by static and dynamic touch

    Sylvia C. Pont;Astrid M. L. Kappers;Jan J. Koenderink

  • Delay improves performance on a haptic spatial matching task

    Sander Zuidhoek;Astrid M.L. Kappers;Robert Henricus Johannes van der Lubbe;Albert Postma

  • Local Surface Orientation Dominates Haptic Curvature Discrimination

    M.W.A. Wijntjes;A. Sato;V. Hayward;A.M.L. Kappers

  • The Visual Light Field

    Jan J Koenderink;Sylvia C Pont;Andrea J van Doorn;Astrid M L Kappers;Astrid M L Kappers

  • Pictorial surface attitude and local depth comparisons.

    Jan J. Koenderink;Andrea J. Van Doorn;Astrid M. L. Kappers

  • Haptic pop-out in a hand sweep.

    Myrthe A. Plaisier;Wouter M. Bergmann Tiest;Astrid M.L. Kappers

  • Effects of Texture, Illumination, and Surface Reflectance on Stereoscopic Shape Perception:

    James T Todd;J Farley Norman;Jan J Koenderink;Astrid M L Kappers

  • Contact force and scanning velocity during active roughness perception.

    Yoshihiro Tanaka;Wouter M. Bergmann Tiest;Astrid M. L. Kappers;Akihito Sano

  • Haptic detection thresholds of Gaussian profiles over the whole range of spatial scales

    S. Louw;A. M L Kappers;Jan J. Koenderink

  • One, two, three, many - subitizing in active touch.

    Myrthe A. Plaisier;Wouter M. Bergmann Tiest;Astrid M.L. Kappers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan J. Koenderink
Jan J. Koenderink Delft University of Technology
James T. Todd
James T. Todd The Ohio State University
Albert Postma
Albert Postma Utrecht University
J. Farley Norman
J. Farley Norman Western Kentucky University
Ludo Verhoeven
Ludo Verhoeven Radboud University
Vincent Hayward
Vincent Hayward Sorbonne University
Marc O. Ernst
Marc O. Ernst University of Ulm
Domenico Prattichizzo
Domenico Prattichizzo University of Siena
Antonio Bicchi
Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology
Jan B. F. van Erp
Jan B. F. van Erp University of Twente

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