The main objective of this study is to investigate whether one can use recordings of human-to-human touch, such as a caress, to improve tactile apparent motion interfaces to make them feel more natural. We report here preliminary recordings of natural and continuous human-to-human caresses. To do this, six accelerometers were positioned on the receiving hand next to the stimulated area while a finger gently stroked the skin. The results suggest that we are able to capture signals from real human caresses that can be compared to signals produced by apparent motion stimuli. This is encouraging for our plan to continue the study in the second stage, which consists of tuning vibrotactile actuators to reproduce a similar pattern of vibrational responses in the accelerometers. In this way, the actuators mimic human behavior.
翻译:这项研究的主要目的是研究是否可以使用人与人接触的录音,如抚摸,来改进触觉的表面运动界面,使其更自然。我们在此报告自然和连续人类抚摸的初步记录。为此,6个加速计位于受振动区域旁边的接收器上,而手指轻轻地抚摸皮肤。结果显示,我们能够捕捉来自真实的人类抚摸器的信号,这些信号可以与明显的运动刺激产生的信号作比较。这使我们在第二阶段继续研究的计划令人鼓舞,其中包括对振动活动器进行调控,以便在加速计中复制类似的振动反应模式。这样,动动器就模拟了人类的行为。