Silicone-made Tactile Actuator Integrated with Hot Thermo-fiber Finger Sleeve

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Main Authors: Hashem, Mohammad Shadman, Raza, Ahsan, Jeon, Seokhee
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Published: 2024
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author Hashem, Mohammad Shadman
Raza, Ahsan
Jeon, Seokhee
author_facet Hashem, Mohammad Shadman
Raza, Ahsan
Jeon, Seokhee
contents Multi-mode haptic feedback is essential to achieve high realism and immersion in virtual environments. This paper proposed a novel silicone fingertip actuator integrated with a hot thermal fabric finger sleeve to render pressure, vibration, and hot thermal feedback simultaneously. The actuator is pneumatically actuated to render a realistic and effective tactile experience in accordance with hot thermal sensation. The silicone actuator, with two air chambers controlled by pneumatic valves connected to compressed air tanks. Simultaneously, a PWM signal from a microcontroller regulates the temperature of the thermal fabric sleeve, enhancing overall system functionality. The lower chamber of the silicone actuator is responsible for pressure feedback, whereas the upper chamber is devoted to vibrotactile feedback. The conductive yarn or thread was utilized to spread the thermal feedback actuation points on the thermal fabric's surface. To demonstrate the actuator's capability, a VR environment consisting of a bowl of liquid and a stove with fire was designed. Based on different functionalities the scenario can simulate the tactile perception of pressure, vibration, and temperature simultaneously or consecutively.
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spellingShingle Silicone-made Tactile Actuator Integrated with Hot Thermo-fiber Finger Sleeve
Hashem, Mohammad Shadman
Raza, Ahsan
Jeon, Seokhee
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
Multi-mode haptic feedback is essential to achieve high realism and immersion in virtual environments. This paper proposed a novel silicone fingertip actuator integrated with a hot thermal fabric finger sleeve to render pressure, vibration, and hot thermal feedback simultaneously. The actuator is pneumatically actuated to render a realistic and effective tactile experience in accordance with hot thermal sensation. The silicone actuator, with two air chambers controlled by pneumatic valves connected to compressed air tanks. Simultaneously, a PWM signal from a microcontroller regulates the temperature of the thermal fabric sleeve, enhancing overall system functionality. The lower chamber of the silicone actuator is responsible for pressure feedback, whereas the upper chamber is devoted to vibrotactile feedback. The conductive yarn or thread was utilized to spread the thermal feedback actuation points on the thermal fabric's surface. To demonstrate the actuator's capability, a VR environment consisting of a bowl of liquid and a stove with fire was designed. Based on different functionalities the scenario can simulate the tactile perception of pressure, vibration, and temperature simultaneously or consecutively.
title Silicone-made Tactile Actuator Integrated with Hot Thermo-fiber Finger Sleeve
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05129