Visual perception model for sense of materials

Abstract

Natural surfaces has a different materials, human can instantly feel these characteristics. For example, display of fruit on the supermarket shelves, we can determine only the eyes whether they are fresh. When shopping, we can quickly determine the quality of material goods, as well as light and heavy, soft and hard, and so on. We call this feeling "SITUKAN", it is Japanese and means sense of materials. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.