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Thermaltex: A two-modal tactile display for delivering surface texture and thermal information

  • X. Guo*
  • , Y. Zhang
  • , W. Wei
  • , W. Xu
  • , D. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • The University of Auckland

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Abstract

We present a two-modal surface display that can simultaneously display thermal and texture stimuli to the user’s fingers. The texture is generated by electrovibration effect on a flexible film with a high thermal conductivity. The temperature of the film is controlled by Peltier element attached with a water-cooling heatsink. The performance of the prototyped device is evaluated by the temperature response to the step signal and the maximum electrostatic force of the display. The application of the display is demonstrated in a virtual reality environment where users can feel the two modal haptic property of the virtual object.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHaptics
Subtitle of host publicationScience, Technology, Applications - 12th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2020, Proceedings
EditorsIlana Nisky, Jess Hartcher-O’Brien, Michaël Wiertlewski, Jeroen Smeets
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages288-296
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030581466
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event12th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2020 - Leiden, Netherlands
Duration: 6 Sep 20209 Sep 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12272 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2020
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityLeiden
Period6/09/209/09/20

Keywords

  • Electrovibration
  • Haptics
  • Temperature
  • Thermal stimuli

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