Wearable haptic systems for the fingertip and the hand: taxonomy, review, and perspectives

C Pacchierotti, S Sinclair, M Solazzi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

[HTML][HTML] Dielectric elastomer actuator for soft robotics applications and challenges

JH Youn, SM Jeong, G Hwang, H Kim, K Hyeon… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The main application area of dielectric elastomers is soft robotics as
muscle-like actuators. Abstract This paper reviews state-of-the-art dielectric elastomer …

Untethered feel‐through haptics using 18‐µm thick dielectric elastomer actuators

X Ji, X Liu, V Cacucciolo, Y Civet… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Head‐mounted displays for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) allow users to
see highly realistic virtual worlds. The wearable haptics that enable feeling and touching …

Recent advances in wearable sensors and integrated functional devices for virtual and augmented reality applications

H Kim, YT Kwon, HR Lim, JH Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement in virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) has been achieved by
breakthroughs in the realistic perception of virtual elements. Although VR/AR technology is …

Emerging material technologies for haptics

S Biswas, Y Visell - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The sense of touch is involved in nearly all human activities, but information technologies for
displaying tactile sensory information to the skin are rudimentary when compared to state‐of …

Haptic devices: Wearability-based taxonomy and literature review

A Adilkhanov, M Rubagotti, Z Kappassov - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, several new haptic devices have been developed, contributing to the
definition of more realistic virtual environments. An overview of this topic requires a …

Fully 3D‐printed, stretchable, and conformable haptic interfaces

G Grasso, S Rosset, H Shea - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Integrating rich cutaneous haptic feedback enhances realism and user immersion in virtual
and augmented reality settings. One major challenge is providing accurately localized …

Integrated soft sensors and elastomeric actuators for tactile machines with kinesthetic sense

SS Robinson, KW O'Brien, H Zhao, BN Peele… - Extreme Mechanics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Human skin contains highly specialized deformation receptors that allow us to intuitively and
effortlessly interpret our surroundings. These sensors help us to localize touch and …

A Multi‐Mode, Multi‐Frequency Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

S Gratz‐Kelly, G Rizzello, M Fontana… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a principle to develop multi‐function dielectric elastomer actuators
(DEAs) that can concurrently accomplish linear actuation and sound generation through a …

Evaluation of wearable haptic systems for the fingers in augmented reality applications

M Maisto, C Pacchierotti, F Chinello… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for almost five decades, only recently
we have witnessed AR systems and applications entering in our everyday life …