Title :
Pattern identification on a fingertip-scanned electrotactile display
Author :
Kaczmarek, Kurt A. ; Tyler, Mitchell E. ; Bach-y-Rita, Paul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rehabilitation Med., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
Six subjects participated in a study to determine their ability to identify simple geometric patterns on a 49-point fingertip-scanned electrotactile display and on an array of Braille-like raised dots. While the raised dot performance (97.2%) was better than the electrotactile performance (78.5%), this study represents the first successful demonstration of electrical stimulation of tactile patterns on the fingertips
Keywords :
computer displays; handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; human factors; pattern recognition; Braille-like raised dots array; electrical stimulation; fingertip-scanned electrotactile display; geometric pattern identification; performance; tactile patterns; Computer displays; Computer vision; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Humans; Pins; Research and development; Shape; Skin; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757047
