

FRIESEN HAPTICS LAB
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Recent Publications & Presentations
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journal
Haptic Acuity during Shared Grasp Experiences in Virtual Reality
Pijuan Yu, Gwilym Couch, Thomas K Ferris, M Cynthia Hipwell, and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2026

MacKenzie Harnett, Pijuan Yu, and Rebecca F. Friesen
ASME Journal of Computing and Info Science in Engineering, 2026
conference

Sensorizing a Common Task to Characterize Grip Force Modulation and Finger Skin Deformation
Ahmed Zid and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

Evaluation of Rendering Strategies for Supporting Recognition of Raised Pin Shape Geometries
MacKenzie Harnett, Kaitlyn Hawkins and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

A Hybrid Soft Haptic Display for Rendering Lump Stiffness in Remote Palpation
Pijuan Yu, Anzu Kawazoe, Tom Ferris, Cynthia Hipwell and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

Generative Design of Psuedo-Random 1-D Vibrotactile Signals
Paras Kumar, Aaron Johnson, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026
journal
Effects of Distributed Friction During Sliding Touch
MacKenzie Harnett, Paras Kumar, and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2025

Haptic Interaction Methods for Freehand Contour Generation on a Refreshable Pin Display
MacKenzie Harnett, Amanda Lacy, Pijuan Yu, and Rebecca F. Friesen
ASME Journal of Computing and Info Science in Engineering, 2025
conference
Soft Haptic Display Toolkit: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Approach to High Resolution Tactile Feedback
Pijuan Yu, Alexis Urquhart, Anzu Kawazoe, Thomas Ferris, M. Cynthia Hipwell, and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Ubiquitous Robots Conference, 2025
journal

Investigating Passive Presentation Paradigms to Approximate Active Haptic Palpation
Pijuan Yu, Luke Batteas, Thomas Ferris, M. Cynthia Hipwell, Francis Quek, and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2024
conference
Pseudo-frequency modulation: a new rendering technique for virtual textures
Paras Kumar and Rebecca F. Friesen
Eurohaptics Conference 2024
presentations & demos
Mixer Board Showcase: Comparing Frequency Modulation Techniques with Haptic and Audio-Based Feedback
Paras Kumar and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024
Exploring Shared Grasping Experiences in Virtual Reality
Pijuan Yu and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024
journal
Perceived Realism of Virtual Textures Rendered by a Vibrotactile Wearable Ring Display​
Rebecca F. Friesen and Yasemin Vardar
IEEE Transactions on Haptics 2023
presentations & demos
Wearable Multi-Frequency Vibrotactile Display for Virtual Textures​
Paras Kumar and Rebecca F. Friesen
IEEE World Haptics Conference 2023
