Measurement of Mechanical Characteristics of a Fingerpad Surface in the Design of a Tactile Display

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-163

  Homma, Takeshi ^a   Ino, Shuichi ^a   Izumi, Takashi ^b   Kuroki, Hayato ^c   Ifukube, Tohru ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

mechanical impedance; piezoelectric bimorph; tactile aid; tactile display; the hearing impaired

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; DISPLAY DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

FINGERPADS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL IMPEDANCES; PIEZOELECTRIC BIMORPHS; STATIC FORCES; TACTILE AIDS; TACTILE DISPLAY; THE HEARING IMPAIRED;

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

EID: 3042658692     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2003.p0153     Document Type: Article

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