Design of a Wearable Haptic Device to Mediate Affective Touch with a Matrix of Linear Actuators

Ferguson N, Cansev ME, Dwivedi A, Beckerle P (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Book Volume: 546 LNNS

Pages Range: 507-517

Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Event location: Genova, ITA

ISBN: 9783031162800

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16281-7_48

Abstract

Since the beginning of humankind, touch has been a fundamental element of emotional communication between individuals. The increasing number and popularity of prosthetic and assistive robots make processing sense of touch essential to express affective touch. Based on the previous work of authors on design criteria to mediate affective touch, this paper introduces a device for generating stroking motion across the forearm to simulate affective touch. The device offers motion execution in over 50 different patterns by encompassing a matrix of linear actuators, which are designed to perform skin indentation and to simulate a stroking sensation. It also allows multiple mode parameters that can be investigated with a variety of stroking sensations. This can potentially reveal insightful results regarding affective touch.

Authors with CRIS profile

Mehmet Ege Cansev Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik Anany Dwivedi Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik Philipp Beckerle Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik

How to cite

APA:

Ferguson, N., Cansev, M.E., Dwivedi, A., & Beckerle, P. (2023). Design of a Wearable Haptic Device to Mediate Affective Touch with a Matrix of Linear Actuators. In Maurizio Valle, Dirk Lehmhus, Christian Gianoglio, Edoardo Ragusa, Lucia Seminara, Stefan Bosse, Ali Ibrahim, Klaus-Dieter Thoben (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (pp. 507-517). Genova, ITA: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.

MLA:

Ferguson, Nikolas, et al. "Design of a Wearable Haptic Device to Mediate Affective Touch with a Matrix of Linear Actuators." Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on System-Integrated Intelligence, SysInt 2022, Genova, ITA Ed. Maurizio Valle, Dirk Lehmhus, Christian Gianoglio, Edoardo Ragusa, Lucia Seminara, Stefan Bosse, Ali Ibrahim, Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. 507-517.

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