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In developing wearable computing technology, it is often desirable to produce the sensation of tapping a virtual object in mid-air. Such a tapping sensation consists of not only tactile sensations at the fingertips but also force feedbacks to the musculoskeletal system. Therefore, physical interactions with objects ostensibly involve an integration of tactile sensations with force feedback to the musculoskeletal system when perceived objects are contacted. In this study, we propose a method that combines electro-tactile stimulation (ETS) for tactile receptors with functional electro-stimulation (FES) for the musculoskeletal system. The results of an experimental study show that simultaneous perception was reportedly obtained when ETS was delayed by 25 ms after FES when tapping a rigid virtual object.
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This work is supported in part by the Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme (SCOPE) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.
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Miyamoto, N., Aoyama, K., Furukawa, M., Maeda, T., Ando, H. (2015). Air Tap: The Sensation of Tapping a Rigid Object in Mid-Air. In: Kajimoto, H., Ando, H., Kyung, KU. (eds) Haptic Interaction. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 277. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55690-9_52
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