Active skin as new haptic interface

Authors

Nguyen Huu Lam Vuong, Sungkyunkwan University
Hyeok Yong Kwon, Sungkyunkwan University
Nguyen Huu Chuc, Sungkyunkwan University
Duk Sang Kim, Sungkyunkwan University
Kuangjun An, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Vuong Hong Phuc, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Hyungpil Moon, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Ja Choon Koo, Sungkyunkwan University
Youngkwan Lee, Sungkyunkwan University
Jae-do Nam, Sungkyunkwan University
Hyouk R. Choi, Sungkyunkwan University

RIS ID

39213

Publication Details

Vuong, N. Huu Lam., Kwon, H. Yong., Chuc, N. Huu., Kim, D. Sang., Phuc, V., Koo, J., Lee, Y., Nam, J. Choi, H. R. (2010). Active skin as new haptic interface. Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (pp. 76422M-1-76422M-9).

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new haptic interface, called "active skin", which is configured with a tactile sensor and a tactile stimulator in single haptic cell, and multiple haptic cells are embedded in a dielectric elastomer. The active skin generates a wide variety of haptic feel in response to the touch by synchronizing the sensor and the stimulator. In this paper, the design of the haptic cell is derived via iterative analysis and design procedures. A fabrication method dedicated to the proposed device is investigated and a controller to drive multiple haptic cells is developed. In addition, several experiments are performed to evaluate the performance of the active skin.