Augmented tactile-perception and haptic-feedback rings as human-machine interfaces aiming for immersive interactions

Sun, Zhongda; Zhu, Minglu; Shan, Xuechuan; Lee, Chengkuo

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32745-8

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“…Additionally, Sun et al [86] proposed augmented tactile-perception and haptic-feedback rings (ATH-Rings) for human-machine interface based on VR devices, which achieved finger bending sensing by TENG sensor and temperature detecting by flexible pyroelectric sensors with vibration and heating haptic feedback respectively from eccentric rotating mass vibrators and nichrome metal wires (Fig. 6(b)).…”

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Recent Advances in Materials, Designs and Applications of Skin Electronics

Yao

Yang

et al. 2023

IEEE Open J. Nanotechnol.

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As electronic devices get smaller, more portable, and smarter, a new approach of realizing electronics in thin, soft, and even stretchable style that could be worn and attached to the skin, which is called skin electronics, has emerged and attracted much attention. To achieve well compliance, extend the maximum stretchability, promote the comfortability of wearing, and make the most use of the skin electronics, researchers are making efforts in different aspects. In this review, we summarized the recent advances in categories of materials science, design strategies and novel applications. Examples of skin electronics using various functional materials including piezoelectric, thermoelectric, etc., and soft conductive materials including PEDOT: PSS-based conductive polymer, carbon nanomaterials, metal-based materials and hydrogels were given.Different mechanics design strategies for enhancing mechanical performance and comfortability design strategies for better wearing experience were introduced. Lastly, practical applications of skin electronics in fields of smart healthcare and human-machine interface were discussed.Research focused on these aspects all boosted the development of skin electronics in different dimensions, with which combined together may help skin electronics take a leap into truly ubiquitous use in our daily life.

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Recent Advances in Materials, Designs and Applications of Skin Electronics

Yao

Yang

et al. 2023

IEEE Open J. Nanotechnol.

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“…In the meantime, to further simplify the system design, a tactile and haptic ring with multimodal sensing and feedback was shown in Figure 9k. [ 220 ] The compact ring design can offer continuous finger bending sensing, vibrational haptic feedback, as well as thermal feedback. In terms of haptic feedback monitored by the TENG‐based sensor, a soft modular glove was presented with the capabilities of multimodal sensing and feedback functions, as illustrated in Figure 9l.…”

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Triboelectric Nanogenerator Enabled Wearable Sensors and Electronics for Sustainable Internet of Things Integrated Green Earth

Yang

Guo

Zhu

et al. 2022

Advanced Energy Materials

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as the components of the IoT network, and they will generate massive data with multidimensions, higher velocity, and improved heterogeneity. [2] Benefiting from this, our world is developing toward a smarter and more well-knit green earth, covering essential blocks like smart homes, smart agriculture, smart cities, smart industries as well as outer space and airlines. [3] In the green earth, the IoT systems are promising to be spread in every smart area, consisting of various sensing modules, signal processing modules, power management modules, power supply modules, etc. Sensing modules are applied to collect abundant information from the target objects or environment, such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, gas concentration, pressure, etc. And the signal processing modules help with the data transmission, processing, and analysis to connect and exchange information with other devices or systems to provide an optimal command to the target object or environment. In addition, the power management modules and power supply modules are to provide the most efficient solutions to reduce the overall power consumption in the operations of the IoT systems. [4][5][6] Thus, looking at the whole earth, it is to be closely connected with the IoT systems, enabling information transfer and communication over the strong network.Narrowing down to a single object like the human body, a single animal, or a robot, wearable electronics have attracted increasing research interest owing to their promising applications in real-time and precious monitoring and tracking of user's preferences and habits on the green earth. [7][8][9][10] Conventional wearable electronics involve smart watches, smart glasses, smart helmets, etc., while most of them are fabricated from nonflexible or rigid materials, resulting in limited wearable comfort, device lifetime, latency response, and loss of sensing information. [11][12][13] To address these issues, the current research focuses on the investigation of sensing materials with flexibility or even stretchability, breathability, washability, lightweight, adhesiveness, etc., enabling improved wearing comfort and long-term wearability. [14][15][16][17] Besides the wearability of the modules in the IoT system, energy issue is within wide research interest and concern as one of the urgent issues contemporarily. Batteries, as the dominant choices for power supply modules, are now revealed asThe advancement of the Internet of Things/5G infrastructure requires a lowcost ubiquitous sensory network to realize an autonomous system for information collection and processing, aiming at diversified applications ranging from healthcare, smart home, industry 4.0 to environmental monitoring. The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is considered the most promising technology due to its self-powered, cost-effective, and highly customizable advantages. Through the use of wearable electronic devices, advanced TENG technology is developed as a core technology enabling self-powered sensors, power supplies, and data comm...

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“…Relocated feedback has proven promising for several types of haptic interactions [8], particularly when using squeeze or shear forces as intelligible cues of contact and softness of virtual objects [9]- [11]. Of particular interest to us is the relocation of texture-induced vibrations, traditionally applied via a grasped stylus [12]- [14] or directly to the fingertip [15]- [17] to mimic the sensation of interacting with a textured surface.…”

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On the perceived realism of virtual textures rendered by a vibrotactile wearable ring display

Friesen¹,

Vardar²

2022

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<p>Wearable tactile displays that relocate haptic feedback away from the fingertip can provide a much-needed sense of touch to interactions in virtual reality, while also leaving the fingertip free from occlusion for augmented and mixed reality tasks. However, the impact of relocation on perceptual sensitivity to dynamic changes in actuation during active movement remains unclear. In this work, we investigate the perceived realism of virtual textures rendered via vibrations relocated to the base of the index finger, and compare three different methods of modulating vibrations with active finger speed. Changing speed induced proportional scaling of either frequency or amplitude of vibration, or caused no scaling at all. In a series of psychophysical experiments, participants compared different types of modulation to each other, as well as to real 3D printed textured surfaces. Results suggest that frequency modulation results in more realistic sensations for coarser textures, whereas participants were less discerning of modulation type for finer textures. Additionally, we presented virtual textures either fully virtually in midair or under augmented reality in which the finger was in contact with a flat surface; while we found no overall difference in experimental performance, participants were divided by a strong preference for one condition or the other.</p>

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Augmented tactile-perception and haptic-feedback rings as human-machine interfaces aiming for immersive interactions

Cited by 229 publications

References 70 publications

Recent Advances in Materials, Designs and Applications of Skin Electronics

Recent Advances in Materials, Designs and Applications of Skin Electronics

Triboelectric Nanogenerator Enabled Wearable Sensors and Electronics for Sustainable Internet of Things Integrated Green Earth

On the perceived realism of virtual textures rendered by a vibrotactile wearable ring display

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