DocumentCode :
612555
Title :
Hairlytop interface: An interactive surface display comprised of hair-like soft actuators
Author :
Nojima, Toshio ; Ooide, Y. ; Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
fYear :
2013
fDate :
14-17 April 2013
Firstpage :
431
Lastpage :
435
Abstract :
There has been much research on interactive surface displays, which are displays that can change the geometric state of their surfaces actively. Most of these displays consist of multiple haptic units, which are composed of pins that actively move up and down. The envelope of these pins mimics the surface shape of an arbitrary object. However, it is difficult to improve the spatial resolution of such displays and to enlarge the display area because of the physical complexity. In this research, we propose the hairlytop interface, which is a collection of hair-like soft actuators composed of shape memory alloy. The proposed interface is capable of improving spatial resolution and can be used in developing larger surface displays. This paper details the hairlytop interface and discusses assumed applications.
Keywords :
actuators; haptic interfaces; shape memory effects; geometric state; hair-like soft actuator; hairlytop interface; haptic unit; interactive surface display; physical complexity; shape memory alloy; spatial resolution; Actuators; Haptic interfaces; Pins; Prototypes; Rubber; Shape; Spatial resolution; Surface display; haptic; shape memory alloy; soft actuator; tabletop;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
World Haptics Conference (WHC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Daejeon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0087-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2013.6548447
Filename :
6548447
Link To Document :
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