The TaSST: Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch

Authors
  • G. Huisman
  • A. Darriba Frederiks
  • B. van Dijk
  • D. Heylen
Publication date 2013
Book title 2013 World Haptics Conference (WHC 2013): Daejeon, South Korea, 14-17 April 2013. Proceedings
ISBN
  • 9781479900879
Event IEEE World Haptics Conference; 6 (Daejeon): 2013.04.14-17
Pages (from-to) 211-216
Publisher Piscataway, NJ: IEEE
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract
In this paper we outline the design process of the TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch), a touch-sensitive vibrotactile arm sleeve. The TaSST was designed to enable two people to communicate different types of touch over a distance. The touch-sensitive surface of the sleeve consists of a grid of 4×3 sensor compartments filled with conductive wool. Each compartment controls the vibration intensity of a vibration motor, located in a grid of 4×3 motors beneath the touch-sensitive layer. An initial evaluation of the TaSST revealed that it was mainly suitable for communicating protracted (e.g. pressing), and simple (e.g. poking) touches.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2013.6548410
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