Modular Haptic Feedback

This work presents the foundations of a novel haptic toolkit, consisting of a set of modules that seeks to enable designers to easily and quickly produce new tactile prototypes. The modules are re-attachable, wearable, wireless, customizable, and can be placed on different parts of the body. The five haptic modules shown here produce the three most common tactile feedback modalities: vibrotactile, skin-stretch, and probing. Each module haptic cue parameters can be customized and controlled wirelessly through an off-board computer. The modules can be used either in isolation or in groups for haptic sketching to rapidly iterate through tactile displays. 

Cruz, Ramón E. Sánchez, et al. "Modular Haptic Feedback for Rapid Prototyping of Tactile Displays." 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC). IEEE, 2021.