A natural user interface for realistic tactile perception of object surface texture
Journal
9th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics
Journal Volume
2
Pages
370-373
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Abstract
Haptic feedback can increase the realism when interacting with virtual objects in a virtual environment. In this study, a natural user interface for providing realistic tactile feedback for object surface textures was developed. Users can wear the interface device in a virtual environment and naturally interact with virtual objects as they interact with physical objects in the physical environment to perceive object surface texture. A recording device composed of an accelerometer and a force sensor was designed to record the surface texture of an object. A simulation device composed of an accelerometer, a force sensor, and a piezo actuator was designed to reproduce the tactile feedback. A neural network was used to train an approximate function to transform the recorded data to simulation data. User test shows that users can perceive the simulated surface texture with at least 70% of correct rate.
Type
conference paper