Quantitative analysis of vibrotactile threshold and the effect of vibration frequency difference on tactile perception

2006 SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1927-1932

  Lim, Soo Chul ^a   Kim, Seung Chan ^b   Kyung, Ki Uk ^c   Kwon, Dong Soo ^b  

^a Korea Military Academy   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frequency; Perceived intensity; Sensation level; Tactile display; Threshold; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

PERCEIVED INTENSITY; SENSATION LEVEL; TACTILE DISPLAY; VIBROTACTILE;

ANIMALS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VIBRATION CONTROL;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250716410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SICE.2006.315346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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