Electromagnetic microactuator-array based virtual tactile display

Zoltan Szabo, Eniko T Enikov

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a novel tactile display assembled from a 4 by 5 array of electromagnetic, voice-coil type micro-actuators. Each actuator is separately controlled and operates at the optimum human tactile recognition vibrating frequency and amplitude as vibrotactile actuators (tactors). As a preprogrammed, meaningful sequence of micro-actuators is actuated, the user recognizes the vibro-tactile pattern on his/her fingertip and identifies it as a single alpha-numeric character. Human subject studies have been conducted where the actuators are vibrating vertically between their resting position and the surface of the involved fingertip in a predefined sequence, which creates the tactile perception of continuous curves. The efficiency analysis by which these curves are identified as characteristic shapes by the subjects shows an average of over 70% recognition performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputers Helping People with Special Needs - 15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Proceedings
EditorsChristian Bühler, Petr Penaz, Klaus Miesenberger
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages53-60
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319412665
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016 - Linz, Austria
Duration: Jul 13 2016Jul 15 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9759
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityLinz
Period7/13/167/15/16

Keywords

  • Haptic Phi-Phenomenon
  • Tactile display
  • Voice-Coil Microactuator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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