Abstract
In this paper, we present a novel method of creating a waterproof wearable fingertip haptic display "AeroFinger" that is very light and small enough to flton the fingertip and uses no electro-mechanical actuation.The display consists of 4 miniature airbags which are made out of 3D printed Rubber-Like material so that the display size, strength and shape can be customized by the user. A small sized full range speaker is mounted on a closed air chamber where the air is transferred back and forth through a tiny nozzle to the airbag. The Speaker movements creates a difference in air pressure and translated into airbag inflation and defiation. Therefore, AeroFinger can display the low frequency vibrations as force sensation and high frequency vibrations as tactile sensation. Unlike most ungrounded haptic devices which contains electrical components such as motors or vibration actuators, AeroFinger uses no electromechanical actuation and thus can be completely submerged on water or could be used in magnetic resonance environments.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies, SIGGRAPH 2017 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450350129 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jul 30 |
| Event | ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2017 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 2017 Jul 30 → 2017 Aug 3 |
Other
| Other | ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2017 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Period | 17/7/30 → 17/8/3 |
Keywords
- 3D printed air bags
- Air pressure
- Force sensation
- Submerged haptics
- Tactile sensation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Software
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition