A basic study on the tactile display for tele-presence

Author

Ino, Shuichi ; Shimizu, Shunji ; Hosoe, Hirofumi ; Izumi, Takashi ; Takahashi, Makoto ; Ifukube, Tohru

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. for Electron. Sci., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan

fYear

1992

fDate

1-3 Sep 1992

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

62

Abstract

Tactile informtion processing was studied based on psychophysical experiments in order to design the tactile display for tele-existence robots or virtual reality. The characteristics of the tactile sense were obtained when strain forces with various velocities and directions were applied horizontally on a fingertip surface. The absolute thresholds of the contactor displacement were measured as functions of the contactor temperature, roughness and viscosity. From the experimental results, it was found that the minimum threshold was 32 degrees centigrade. The display method of the tactile information was discussed from the viewpoint of the physical parameters which determine the sensation of the material quality

Keywords

computer peripheral equipment; telecontrol equipment; virtual reality; 32 degC; contactor displacement thresholds; contactor temperature; fingertip surface; psychophysical experiments; roughness; strain forces; tactile display; tactile information processing; tele-existence robots; telepresence; virtual reality; viscosity; Capacitive sensors; Displacement measurement; Displays; Psychology; Robot sensing systems; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Temperature sensors; Virtual reality; Viscosity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Communication, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0753-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.1992.253913

Filename

253913