An extensible software library for developing tactile perception experiments

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Meghani, Samir V. (Samir Vijay), 1983-
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Mandayam A. Srinivasan.
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Abstract
A system was designed to reduce the time undergraduate student researchers spend programming while developing tactile perception experiments. The system allows students to program in Matlab, a high-level, interpreted language, and captures functionality common to most experiments in an easily extensible library. To further aid the student, an experiment template that illustrates the structure of a typical experiment is provided. The effectiveness of the system was evaluated by implementing a real-world experiment for measuring the 2-point error of localization of touch on the hand. The experience indicates a decrease in the total programming time and suggests the potential usefulness of interpreters and converters in general software development.
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Thesis (M. Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).
 
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2004
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28480
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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