July 2022

Conference Paper

A Modified Tactile Brush Algorithm for Complex Touch Gestures

By:
Ragan, Eric D
Journal Name:
2015 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR)
Page Number:
295-296
Issue Number:
N/A
Book Title:
2015 IEEE Virtual Reality (VR)
Publication Date:
July 2022
Publisher Location:
IEEE, New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name:
IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR)
Conference Location:
Provence, France
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2015.7223412

Abstract

Several researchers have investigated phantom tactile sensation (i.e., the perception of a nonexistent actuator between two real actuators) and apparent tactile motion (i.e., the perception of a moving actuator due to time delays between onsets of multiple actuations). Prior work has focused primarily on determining appropriate Durations of Stimulation (DOS) and Stimulus Onset Asynchronies (SOA) for simple touch gestures, such as a single finger stroke. To expand upon this knowledge, we investigated complex touch gestures involving multiple, simultaneous points of contact, such as a whole hand touching the arm. To implement complex touch gestures, we modified the Tactile Brush algorithm to support rectangular areas of tactile stimulation.