TY - GEN
T1 - A HAPTIC DEVICE DRIVEN BY GRASPING FORCE FOR HAND GESTURE TELE-COMMUNICATION
AU - Sawada, Hideyuki
AU - Hashimoto, Shuji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The importance of human-machine interface is widely acknowledged in accordance with the increase of the computer powers. In human to human communication, we communicate with each other by using not only verbal media but also nonverbal media. Especially information transmitted through the five senses is able to affect our emotions and feelings directly making for smooth communication. This paper introduces the development of a new haptic device driven by hand gestures. Since the device is molded with silicon-rubber with the softness of human skin, a user is able to make hand gestures with his "sense of force" by the transforming manipulations. The device is able not only to sense user's twiddling gestures but also to display reactions against the hand gestures by vibration patterns. As an experimental trial of a tele-communication system, the device was employed for terminal devices, and questionnaires were conducted to evaluate the device in the haptic communication.
AB - The importance of human-machine interface is widely acknowledged in accordance with the increase of the computer powers. In human to human communication, we communicate with each other by using not only verbal media but also nonverbal media. Especially information transmitted through the five senses is able to affect our emotions and feelings directly making for smooth communication. This paper introduces the development of a new haptic device driven by hand gestures. Since the device is molded with silicon-rubber with the softness of human skin, a user is able to make hand gestures with his "sense of force" by the transforming manipulations. The device is able not only to sense user's twiddling gestures but also to display reactions against the hand gestures by vibration patterns. As an experimental trial of a tele-communication system, the device was employed for terminal devices, and questionnaires were conducted to evaluate the device in the haptic communication.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE1999-0061
DO - 10.1115/IMECE1999-0061
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85122631402
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
SP - 437
EP - 444
BT - Dynamic Systems and Control
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999
Y2 - 14 November 1999 through 19 November 1999
ER -