Tactile perception with haptic displays

Artificial tactile sensing and haptic perception

Abclracl. A critical evaluation of t h e state of t h e art in tactile sensing is presented. Various fields of application such as prosthetic and teleoperation are covered, but particular attention is paid to advanced robotics, where most of t he recent developments have taken place. In addition, tactile sensing modalities are discussed in some detail through reference to basic issues of contac...

Haptic Pen: A Tactile Feedback Stylus for Touch Displays

In this paper we present a system for providing tactile feedback for stylus-based touch-screen displays. The Haptic Pen is a simple low-cost device that provides individualized feedback for multiple simultaneous users and can operate on large input displays as well as ordinary surfaces. We combine a pressure-sensitive stylus with a small solenoid to generate a wide range of tactile sensations. ...

Two Recommendations for Tactile/Haptic Displays: One for All Kinds of Presentations and One for the Development of Haptic Displays

Two recommendations are suggested. The first is general for all kinds of tactile/haptic presentations when vision is not available and concerns the need of an overview of the scene. The suggestion is that efforts to facilitate overview should be made in all kinds of tactile/haptic presentations. The second concerns the development of haptic displays. It is suggested that the efforts for improve...

Tactile Displays with Parallel Mechanism

Infants' haptic perception of object unity in rotating displays.

Four-month-old infants were allowed to manipulate, without vision, two rings attached to a bar that permitted each ring to undergo rotary motion against a fixed surface. In different conditions, the relative motions of the rings were rigid, independent, or opposite, and they circled either the same fixed point outside the zone of manipulation or spatially separated points. Infants' perception o...