Title :
Electrocutaneous display as an interface to a virtual tactile world
Author :
Kajimoto, Hiroyuki ; Kawakami, Naoki ; Maeda, Taro ; Tachi, Susumu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We have proposed and developed a tactile display that uses electrical current as a stimulus. The main characterstic of this display is that each type of mechanoreceptor is stimulated separately so that "tactile primary colors" are defined. In this paper, we describe how we fabricated a 4×4 array electrode system to present surface roughness, patterns and relative motions.
Keywords :
arrays; computer displays; electrodes; haptic interfaces; surface topography; virtual reality; electrical current stimulus; electrocutaneous display; electrode array; mechanoreceptor; patterns; relative motions; surface roughness; tactile primary colors; virtual tactile world interface; Biomembranes; Displays; Electrodes; Frequency domain analysis; Hair; Nerve fibers; Rough surfaces; Skin; Surface roughness; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 2001. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Yokohama, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0948-7
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2001.913801
