Vib-Touch: Virtual Active Touch interface for handheld devices

Haptic interaction with handheld devices is limited by space and size constraints that inhibit free hand exploration. We developed a compact haptic interface called Vib-Touch, which is operated by fingertip via a pointing-stick input device containing a tactile feedback. A cursor on the screen could...

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Published inRO-MAN 2009 - The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication pp. 12 - 17
Main Authors Tsuchiya, S., Konyo, M., Yamada, H., Yamauchi, T., Okamoto, S., Tadokoro, S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2009
Subjects
Displays
Feedback
Fingers
Friction
Handheld computers
Haptic interfaces
Humans
Prototypes
Shape
Space technology
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Summary:Haptic interaction with handheld devices is limited by space and size constraints that inhibit free hand exploration. We developed a compact haptic interface called Vib-Touch, which is operated by fingertip via a pointing-stick input device containing a tactile feedback. A cursor on the screen could perform virtual exploration as a substitute for the finger movement. We call this technology virtual active touch. We also propose a tactile stimulation method to represent not only tactile sensations, but the whole touch experience, including kinesthetic senses and a sense of shapes perceived by a fingertip. This study reports on the first prototype of the vib-touch interface for handheld devices. We confirmed that the prototype could provide friction sensation and geometric shape information using the proposed friction display method.
ISSN:1944-9445
1944-9437
DOI:10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326160