Selectively stimulating skin receptors for tactile display

Research in virtual reality has recognized the need for more realistic tactile display in addition to touch and non-touch display and force display. We propose a method of selectively stimulating only superficial mechanoreceptors. We show that it makes people feel a more realistic, finer virtual tex...

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Published inIEEE computer graphics and applications Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 32 - 37
Main Authors Asamura, N., Yokoyama, N., Shinoda, H.
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.1998
Subjects
Calibration
Displays
Force control
Humans
Pressure control
Skin
Stress
Virtual reality
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Summary:Research in virtual reality has recognized the need for more realistic tactile display in addition to touch and non-touch display and force display. We propose a method of selectively stimulating only superficial mechanoreceptors. We show that it makes people feel a more realistic, finer virtual texture than possible by adjusting the stimulator spacing. The apparatus is simple and we expect this idea to develop into a device to display varieties of tactile feeling.
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ISSN:0272-1716
1558-1756
DOI:10.1109/38.734977