Paper Info
Title
Bioinspired artificial fingertips that exhibit friction reduction when subjected to transverse ultrasonic vibrations
Abstract
This paper presents the design of a bioinspired artificial fingertip that resembles the mechanical behavior of a human fingertip under conditions of both static deformation and high frequency excitation. The artificial fingertip is constructed around a deformable spherical membrane filled with a cellulose sponge, itself connected to a rigid structure that acts as a bone. Force-deformation characteristics and response to a transient mechanical perturbation are both shown to be in good qualitative agreement with those of a real finger. More importantly, the fingertip exhibits friction reduction when interacting with TPads (variable friction tactile displays based on transverse ultrasonic vibrations). Comparison with artificial fingertips that do not exhibit friction reduction suggests that mechanical damping characteristics play a key role in the amount of friction reduction achieved.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/WHC.2015.7177715
2015 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)
Keywords
Field
DocType
variable friction tactile displays,TPads,transient mechanical perturbation,force-deformation characteristics,cellulose sponge,deformable spherical membrane,frequency excitation,static deformation,human fingertip mechanical behavior,transverse ultrasonic vibrations,friction reduction,bioinspired artificial fingertip design
Ultrasonic sensor,Transverse plane,Computer science,Excitation,Acoustics,Vibration,Deformation (mechanics)
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.67
6
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rebecca Fenton Friesen1111.85
Michaël Wiertlewski29811.99
Michael A. Peshkin3812104.61
J. Edward Colgate41268202.92