Wearable Electronic Tactile Display for the Foot

• Autorzy: Velazquez, R. , Vardona, J. , Bazan, O.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Elektroniczny wyświetlacz dotykowy dla stopy

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents a novel wearable interface for the foot: a shoe-integrated tactile display that enables users to obtain information through the sense of touch of their feet. A four-point array of actuators stimulates the mechanoreceptors in the foot sole with vibrations. A series of perceptual experiments involving directional information, pattern and emotion recognition, and language learning were conducted with 20 voluntary subjects. Results obtained show the potentials of podotactile stimulation and the proposed device.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono rozwiązanie dla wyświetlacza dotykowego montowanego w bucie. W ten sposób tworzony jest interfejs, który obsługiwany jest stopą użytkownika. Zamontowane w czterech punktach siłowniki stymulują mechanoreceptory w podeszwie poprzez wibracje. Przeprowadzono badania eksperymentalne z pomocą 20 ochotników, które potwierdziły wysoki potencjał tego rodzaju interfejsu i proponowanego rozwiązania.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

wyświetlacz dotykowy; postrzeganie; stopa człowieka

EN

vibrotactile perception; tactile perception; wearable medical devices

• Czasopismo: Przegląd Elektrotechniczny
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: R. 89, nr 4
• Strony: 180-184
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Velazquez, R.

• Mechatronics and Control Systems Lab., Panamericana University,

autor

Vardona, J.

• Mechatronics and Control Systems Lab., Panamericana University,

autor

Bazan, O.

• Mechatronics and Control Systems Lab., Panamericana University,

Bibliografia

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