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AsiaHaptics 2016: Haptic Interaction pp 175–180Cite as

Development of a Sole Pressure Display

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We have developed a haptic device that presents a pressure sensation on the sole of the foot. The device is comprised of an triangular array of 128 air cylinders aligned 10 mm pitch. Each air cylinder is capable of presenting a force of 3.5 N, hence 4 N/cm2. The size of the array is approximately 7.5 × 13 cm, which will cover about the half of the foot. Using the device, a preliminary experiment on the characteristics of groping of the foot was performed, and it was observed that the area and direction of the foot affected the accuracy of position recognition.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP26240029 and MIC SCOPE Grant Number 141203019.

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  1. The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan

    Tetsuhiro Okano, Kengo Hiki, Koichi Hirota & Takusya Nojima

  2. Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-Cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan

    Michiteru Kitazaki

  3. Tokyo Metropolitan University, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-Shi, Tokyo, 191-0065, Japan

    Yasushi Ikei

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  1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    Shoichi Hasegawa

  2. Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

    Masashi Konyo

  3. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)

    Ki-Uk Kyung

  4. The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

    Takuya Nojima

  5. The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroyuki Kajimoto

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Okano, T., Hiki, K., Hirota, K., Nojima, T., Kitazaki, M., Ikei, Y. (2018). Development of a Sole Pressure Display. In: Hasegawa, S., Konyo, M., Kyung, KU., Nojima, T., Kajimoto, H. (eds) Haptic Interaction. AsiaHaptics 2016. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 432. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4157-0_30

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