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Three-axis pneumatic tactile display with integrated capacitive sensors for feedback control

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In this paper, we propose a three-axis pneumatic tactile display that is precisely controlled by using integrated capacitive displacement sensors. The proposed tactile display consists of a core body with a 3 × 3 balloon array on its top surface, four lateral balloons made of latex rubber, and inner and outer frames that include capacitive displacement sensors based on a flexible printed circuit board. The 3 × 3 balloon array on the core body is designed to apply normal haptic stimulation to a human fingertip. In addition, the lateral motions of the core body and each frame produce haptic stimulation in a tangential direction. Precise control of lateral motion was achieved by feedback control using the capacitive displacement sensors. The size of the fabricated tactile display was 26 × 26 × 18 mm3. We experimentally performed manipulation of the proposed device with a custom control system, thereby demonstrating accurate control of displacement.

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This work was supported by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 121-742, Korea

    Seokpyo Yun, Jihyung Yoo & Kwang-Seok Yun

  2. Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, San 14, Nongseo-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyunggi-do, 446-712, Korea

    Soochul Lim & Joonah Park

  3. Center for Electricity and Magnetism, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 267 Gajeongro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-340, Korea

    Hyung-Kew Lee

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S. Yun and J. Yoo contributed equally to this work.

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Yun, S., Yoo, J., Lim, S. et al. Three-axis pneumatic tactile display with integrated capacitive sensors for feedback control. Microsyst Technol 22, 275–282 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-014-2388-0

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