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Astrid Kappers is a full professor of Fundamental and Applied Haptics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). She is an expert on human perception, both haptics and vision. Her research has always had a strong fundamental focus, but recently, she has also been involved in more applied research. One important issue is that human perception is often not veridical, whereas that is usually taken for granted when designing man-machine interfaces. Although humans are flexible and well able to learn how to deal with the pecularities of the devices they are working with, making the interaction more intuitive will eventually save time and energy (of the human) and improve safety.

Her research focusses on the following topics:

  • Understanding human interaction with devices with a focus on haptic aspects
  • Quantifying human capabilities of haptic discrimination
  • Relating haptic perception to physical properties of materials
  • Investigate how haptic interaction can be made more intuitive
  • Investigate the usefulness of individual design specifications

Fundamental understanding of touch and haptic perception is of scientific importance, but is also essential for applications such as prosthetic and robotic hands/arms, teleoperation, telesurgery, aids for the visually impaired, man-machine interaction and haptic simulators (such as training devices for operators, surgeons, dentists, etc.). As worldwide interest in haptic technology is increasing rapidly, this field of quantitative research on haptic perception is of eminent importance.

Academic background

Astrid Kappers studied experimental physics at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She received the PhD degree from Eindhoven University of Technology on the topic of temporal decompostion of speech. From 1989 till September 2012, she was with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University. From 2008–2012, she was head of the Human Perception Group of the Helmholtz Institute. In September 2012, she moved with her whole group to the Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. October 2018, she moved to Eindhoven University of Technology, where she works in three groups: Dynamics and Control, and, Control System Technology of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Human Technology Interaction of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences. She was promoted to full professor in 2005. Her research interests include haptic and visual perception. In 2003, she won the prestigious VICI grant. She is/was a member of the editorial boards of Acta Psychologica (2006-present) and Current Psychology Letters (2000-2011) and is an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2007-2011 and 2017 till present). 

Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN

In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):

  • SDG 3 – Goede gezondheid en welzijn
  • SDG 9 – Industrie, innovatie en infrastructuur

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  • Anisotropy in Normal Force and Friction during Active Tracing

    Kurimoto, K. (Corresponderende auteur), Kappers, A. M. L. & Tanaka, Y., 3 nov. 2024, Haptics: Understanding Touch; Technology and Systems; Applications and Interaction: 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, Lille, France, June 30 – July 3, 2024, Proceedings, Part II. Kajimoto, H., Lopes, P., Pacchierotti, C., Basdogan, C., Gori, M., Lemaire-Semail, B. & Marchal, M. (uitgave). Cham: Springer, blz. 162-167 6 blz. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 14769).

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  • Hands-free Haptic Navigation Devices for Actual Walking

    Kappers, A. M. L. (Corresponding author), Holt, R. J., Junggeburth, T. J. W., Fa Si Oen, M., van de Wetering, B. J. T. & Plaisier, M. A., okt. 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 17, 4, blz. 528-545 18 blz., 10539268.

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  • Influence of Back Length on Vibrotactile Acuity in Vertical Direction

    Kappers, A. M. L. (Corresponding author), van der Burgt, M., Nowak, S. M., van der Weide, F. P., Vos, W. K. & Plaisier, M. A., okt. 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 17, 4, blz. 978-983 6 blz., 10494555.

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  • Vibrotactile spatial acuity on the back

    Plaisier, M. A. (Corresponding author), Vleeshouwers, C. S. J. M., Boonstra, N., Shi, Y., van der Velden, S. J. I., Vos, W. K. & Kappers, A. M. L., sep. 2024, In: Perception. 53, 9, blz. 619-631 13 blz.

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  • Guidance for the Design of Vibrotactile Patterns for Use on the Human Back

    Kappers, A. M. L. & Plaisier, M. A., mei 2022, Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 13th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany, May 22–25, 2022, Proceedings. Seifi, H., Kappers, A. M., Schneider, O., Drewing, K., Pacchierotti, C., Abbasimoshaei, A., Huisman, G. & Kern, T. A. (uitgave). Cham: Springer, blz. 39-47 9 blz. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13235 LNCS).

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