Title :
An ultra-flexible electrotactile display for the roof of the mouth
Author :
Tang, Hui ; Beebe, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
In some situations, novel oral tactile interfaces can be advantageous by freeing hands for tactile tasks. If the tongue is dedicated to operating an input device, an oral tactile display may be used on other oral structures. Fabrication of an ultra-flexible electrotactile display that can conform to the complex geometry of the roof of the mouth is described. A polyimide transfer process is used to release an array of electroplated dome-shaped electrodes (700 μm in diameter, 200 μm high) from a rigid substrate
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; display devices; handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; touch (physiological); 200 mum; 700 mum; complex geometry; electroplated dome-shaped electrodes array; freeing hands; human-machine interaction; input device; mouth roof; novel oral tactile interface; oral structures; polyimide transfer process; quadriplegics; rigid substrate; scuba divers; tongue; ultra-flexible electrotactile display; Displays; Electrodes; Fabrication; Geometry; Glass; Mouth; Polyimides; Skin; Substrates; Tongue;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802704
