HyVE: Hybrid Vibro-Electrotactile Stimulation for Sensory Feedback and Substitution in Rehabilitation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 290 - 301
• Main Authors: D'Alonzo, Marco, Dosen, Strahinja, Cipriani, Christian, Farina, Dario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.03.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Adult; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Discrimination (Psychology) - physiology; Electric Stimulation - instrumentation; Electric Stimulation - methods; Electrocutaneous; Electrodes; electrotactile; Feedback, Sensory - physiology; Female; Humans; hybrid stimulation; Male; Physical Stimulation - instrumentation; Physical Stimulation - methods; Prostheses and Implants; prosthetics; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Rehabilitation - methods; Sensation - physiology; sensory feedback; sensory substitution; Skin - innervation; Touch - physiology; Vibration; vibrotactile

Electro- or vibro-tactile stimulations were used in the past to provide sensory information in many different applications ranging from human manual control to prosthetics. The two modalities were used separately in the past, and we hypothesized that a hybrid vibro-electrotactile (HyVE) stimulation...