Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrorheological Haptic Module with Embedded Sensing
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We present a miniature haptic module based on electrorheological fluid, designed for conveying combined stiffness and vibrotactile sensations at a small scale. Haptic feedback is produced through electrorheological fluid’s controllable resistive force and varies with the actuator’s deformation. To demonstrate the proposed actuator’s feedback in realistic applications, a method for measuring the actuator’s deformation must be implemented for active control. To this end, in this study, we incorporate a sensor design based on a bend-sensitive resistive film to the ER haptic actuator. The combined actuator and sensor module was tested for its ability to simultaneously actuate and sense the actuator’s state under indentation. The results show that the bend sensor can accurately track the actuator’s displacement over its stroke. Thus, the proposed sensor may enable control of the output resistive force according to displacement, which may lead to more informed and engaging combined kinesthetic and tactile feedback.
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OpenAlex topics: Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Elevator Systems and Control
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Affiliations
Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
Center for Mechanical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea
Department of Electronic Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si 27469, Korea
Funding
Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion
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