Abstract
It is difficult for the conventional tactile displays to express fine touch as a surface of cloth. A mechanical device appropriate for minute distributed stimuli on human skin does not exist. This paper proposes a ciliary device using soft high polymer gel actuators, ICPF, as a solution of this problem. This new device can generate various distributed stimuli to human sense receptors. It was experimentally confirmed that combinations of vibratory stimuli of high frequency and low frequency produced complex tactile feels. Comparison of the artificial tactile feels and cloth material samples demonstrated that this device developed could display subtle distinction in the touch of cloth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3416-3421 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ICRA 2000: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: 2000 Apr 24 → 2000 Apr 28 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering