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    • Haptics and Human-Computer Interaction
    • Perception and Psychophysics

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    • Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) systems rely on haptic feedback for realistic object interaction.
    • Understanding how users perceive virtual object properties, such as edge sharpness, is crucial for immersive experiences.

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    • To investigate the influence of contact location information versus force cues on the perception of virtual edge sharpness.
    • To determine the effect of contact roller radius on the ability to discriminate edge sharpness in virtual environments.

    Main Methods:

    • Two experiments were conducted using a force-feedback device to present virtual 2D edges.
    • Participants performed edge sharpness discrimination tasks under varying conditions of force and contact location, using different contact roller radii (4.8 mm and 1.5 mm).
    • The Just Noticeable Difference (JND) in edge radius was measured to quantify perceptual performance.

    Main Results:

    • No significant difference in JNDs was found between force-alone and force-plus-contact-location conditions in Experiment 1, but contact location alone yielded higher JNDs.
    • Force cues were found to be dominant when both force and contact location information were available.
    • Experiment 2 showed no significant difference in JNDs between the 4.8 mm and 1.5 mm contact rollers.

    Conclusions:

    • Contact location cues are sufficient for conveying edge sharpness information, but force cues are prioritized when both are present.
    • The size of the contact roller does not significantly affect the discrimination of virtual edge sharpness.
    • Users can effectively utilize changes in contact location to infer object curvature, independent of roller size.