Augmenting sensorimotor control using “goal-aware” vibrotactile stimulation during reaching and manipulation behaviors

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 234; no. 8; pp. 2403 - 2414
• Main Authors: Tzorakoleftherakis, Emmanouil, Murphey, Todd D., Scheidt, Robert A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Feedback, Sensory - physiology; Humans; Medical research; Motion Perception - physiology; Motor Activity - physiology; Neurology; Neurosciences; Perceptual-motor processes; Physical Stimulation; Physiological research; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Research Article; Robotics; Senses; Touch Perception - physiology; Visual Perception - physiology; United States > US; Chicago Illinois; Sensory substitution; Multisensory enhancement; Redundancy; Choice reaction time; Optimal control

We describe two sets of experiments that examine the ability of vibrotactile encoding of simple position error and combined object states (calculated from an optimal controller) to enhance performance of reaching and manipulation tasks in healthy human adults. The goal of the first experiment (track...