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This paper presents the design of a new miniature integrated haptic device consisting of a cutaneous, a thermal and a kinaesthetic module. To convey realistic tactile sensations in compact size, the cutaneous module is designed to include a 3 × 3 miniature pin-array display and an amplitude-modulated vibration generator. The pin-array display is intended to mimic both small-scale shapes and roughness of a virtual surface, and the vibration generator creates a variety of amplitude-modulated vibrations to replicate the continuous texture of a virtual environment. The pin-array module is constructed by miniature magnetic linear actuators, and the vibration generator is fabricated using a stacked multilayer piezo-actuator, flexure structures and supporting frames. To further convey the temperature and thermophysical properties of an object, the thermal module including a peltier element and a cooling jacket is integrated to the cutaneous module. In addition to tactile information, the kinesthetic information is equally important while perceiving objects. Thus, two kinaesthetic actuators operated by MR fluids are located on the control circuit board while supporting the cutaneous and thermal modules. The proposed design is sufficiently small to be installed into human-computer interface, and the integrated haptic device is able to enhance the sense of reality with combined haptic feedbacks while users interacts with graphical environments.
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This work was supported by the “Development of pulse analysis system for personalized medicine by converging hemodynamics and pulse diagnostics” (K14310) funded by the Medical Engineering R&D Group of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. This research was also supported by the Dual Use Program Cooperation Center (Development of tactile display device for Virtual reality-based flight simulator, 12-DU-EE-03)
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Yang, TH., Kim, YJ., Park, YK., Kim, SY. (2014). Design of a Miniature Integrated Haptic Device for Cutaneous, Thermal and Kinaesthetic Sensations. In: Auvray, M., Duriez, C. (eds) Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications. EuroHaptics 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8618. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44193-0_63
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