Title :
An electrorheological fluid-based tactile array for virtual environments
Author :
Taylor, P.M. ; Sianaki, Hosseini ; Varley, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Hull Univ., UK
Abstract :
A 5×5 tactile array based on electrorheological fluids has been produced for application in virtual environments and other tactile man/machine interfaces. The compliant surface of the tactile array offers a variable and controllable resistance to finger motion as a finger is pressed onto and moved across the array, thereby creating an illusion of presence of an object. Examples are given of the responses obtained as an instrumented probe is moved across various energised shapes. The array has a mechanically simple design with low power consumption
Keywords :
electrorheology; interactive devices; user interfaces; virtual reality; 5×5 tactile array; compliant surface; controllable resistance; electrorheological fluid-based tactile array; finger motion; instrumented probe; tactile man/machine interfaces; variable resistance; virtual environments; Electric variables control; Energy consumption; Fingers; Instruments; Mechanical variables control; Motion control; Probes; Shape; Surface resistance; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2988-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1996.503567
