Name
Title | ||
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Biomechanically Optimized Distributed Tactile Transducer Based on Lateral Skin Deformation |
Abstract | ||
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In this paper we describe a tactile transducer device that is optimized from biomechanical data and that has a compact, yet modular design. The tactile transducer comprises a 6 脙聴 10 piezoelectric bimorph actuator array with a spatial resolution of 1.8 mm 脙聴 1.2 mm and has a wide temporal bandwidth. The actuator mounting method was improved from a conventional cantilever method to a dual-pinned method, giving the actuator the ability to deform the glabrous skin maximally during laterotactile stimulation. The results were validated by asking subjects to detect tactile features under a wide range of operating conditions. The tactile display device is modular, makes use of ordinary fabrication methods, and can be assembled and dismantled in a short time for debugging and maintenance. It weighs 60 g, it is self-contained in a 150 cm 3 volume and may be interfaced to most computers, provided that two analog outputs and six digital I/O lines are available. Psychophysical experiments were carried out to assess its effectiveness in rendering virtual tactile features. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2010 | 10.1177/0278364909345289 | I. J. Robotic Res. |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
tactile displays,haptic interfaces,human-machine interfaces | Cantilever method,Control engineering,Tactile transducer,Bimorph,Bandwidth (signal processing),Modular design,Rendering (computer graphics),Mathematics,Actuator,Tactile sensor | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
29 | 4 | 0278-3649 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
21 | 1.98 | 21 |
Authors | ||
2 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qi Wang | 1 | 104 | 13.13 |
| Vincent Hayward | 2 | 1343 | 172.28 |