Wearable Sensors, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7: Wearable haptics

Yuichi Kurita    Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan

Abstract

Haptic display represents a promising interface for human–computer interaction tools that provides users with nuanced information in a virtual environment. Humans utilize tactile and haptic information to determine object properties using thousands of mechanoreceptors located in the hands. Various haptic illusions can also be created by applying vibration and/or deformation to tactile mechanoreceptors. This chapter describes the state-of-the-art in wearable haptic display devices. Improving haptic and tactile sensory capability would help to enhance motor performance. Such devices could ...