Feasible Design and Simulation of Tactile Sensation Device using MEMS Technology

• Matsumoto Yasuyoshi

  Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University

• Adachi Takehiro

  Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University

• Hoshi Yoichi

  Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University

• Sone Junji

  Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• MEMS技術を用いた触覚提示デバイスの設計と特性解析

Abstract

In this study, we considered a wearable tactile device. This device was composed of an interface part fabricated by 3D printing, pins, and cantilever-type actuators. The device was compact and had the ability to stimulate the mechanoreceptors of the fingertips. Therefore, we propose using microelectronic mechanical-system (MEMS) technology to reduce device size. We used deformation finite element analysis to design multi-tile and multi-layer cantilever-type actuators for achieving the required displacement with piezoelectric actuators. This device could stimulate within the double-point threshold of the fingertips.

Journal

• Transactions of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan

  Transactions of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan 22 (2), 279-285, 2017

  THE VIRTUAL REALITY SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Keywords

• MEMS
• Tactile Sensation
• Design
• Simulation
• Piezoelectric actuator

Details

• CRID: 1390001204465376384
• NII Article ID: 130005701332
• DOI: 10.18974/tvrsj.22.2_279
• ISSN: 24239593
• ISSN: 1344011X
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed