Handwriting transmission system using noncontact tactile display

Author

Hoshi, Takayuki

Author_Institution

Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Nagoya, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

4-7 March 2012

Firstpage

399

Lastpage

401

Abstract

This paper introduces a system which supports text-based online communication by providing non-verbal information. The handwriting motion is transmitted in addition to the appearance of characters and graphics. Our research product, a noncontact tactile display, is used to stimulate the palm from a distance with a fine spatial resolution. The tactile stimulation is a spot of pressure generated by focused airborne ultrasound. The diameter of the spot is 13 mm and the maximum output force is 18 mN. It is combined with a graphic tablet, and the handwritten characters and graphics are displayed by moving the pressure spot according to the pen strokes.

Keywords

aircraft displays; handwriting recognition; airborne ultrasound tactile display; focused airborne ultrasound; graphic tablet; handwriting motion; handwriting transmission system; noncontact tactile display; nonverbal information; pen strokes; pressure spot; size 13 mm; spatial resolution; tactile stimulation; text-based online communication; Delay; Indexes; Airborne ultrasound; Handwriting; Non-verbal information; Noncontact tactile display; Online communication; Radiation pressure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0808-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-0807-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HAPTIC.2012.6183821

Filename

6183821