Title :
VT vector-touch: a new slip/stretch tactile display
Author :
Benali-Khoudja, Mohamed ; Beny, Anne-Laure ; Hafez, Moustapha ; Khedda, Abderahmane
Author_Institution :
CEA LIST SRSI, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
fDate :
28 Sept.-2 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
Tactile displays simulate skin deformations that occur when interacting with real surfaces (relieves) by transmitting small-scale shape information and vibration to the fingertip. In this paper, we present a new tactile interface VT (vector-touch) that is based on a rod network positioned in parallel to each other, electric motors to induce a rotation and a positioning mechanism that allows rotating rods to be positioned at different interspaces. Using a rather limited number of actuators, the rods can be driven in such manner to obtain various types of relieves or surface qualities.
Keywords :
display devices; haptic interfaces; vibrations; VT vector-touch tactile interface; electric motors; fingertip vibration; positioning mechanism; rod network; skin deformations; slip tactile display; small-scale shape information; stretch tactile display; Actuators; Costs; Displays; Electric motors; Fingers; Frequency; Industrial training; Prototypes; Skin; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004. (IROS 2004). Proceedings. 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8463-6
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2004.1389971
