Title :
The TaSSt: Tactile sleeve for social touch
Author :
Huisman, G. ; Darriba Frederiks, Aduen ; Van Dijk, B. ; Hevlen, D. ; Krose, Ben
Author_Institution :
Human Media Interaction Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper we outline the design process of the TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch), a touch-sensitive vibrotactile arm sleeve. The TaSST was designed to enable two people to communicate different types of touch over a distance. The touch-sensitive surface of the sleeve consists of a grid of 4×3 sensor compartments filled with conductive wool. Each compartment controls the vibration intensity of a vibration motor, located in a grid of 4×3 motors beneath the touch-sensitive layer. An initial evaluation of the TaSST revealed that it was mainly suitable for communicating protracted (e.g. pressing), and simple (e.g. poking) touches.
Keywords :
haptic interfaces; tactile sensors; touch sensitive screens; vibration control; TaSST; conductive wool; sensor compartments; tactile sleeve-for-social touch; touch-sensitive surface; touch-sensitive vibrotactile arm sleeve; vibration intensity control; vibration motor; Educational institutions; Presses; Pressing; Synchronous motors; Vibrations; Wool; Wrist; H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces-Haptic I/O Prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
World Haptics Conference (WHC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Daejeon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0087-9
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2013.6548410
