abstract: The world’s population is currently 9% visually impaired. Medical sciences do not have a biological fix that can cure this visual impairment. Visually impaired people are currently being assisted with biological fixes or assistive devices. The current assistive devices are limited in size as well as resolution. This thesis presents the development and experimental validation of a control system for a new vibrotactile haptic display that is currently in development. In order to allow the vibrotactile haptic display to be used to represent motion, the control system must be able to change the image displayed at a rate of at least 30 frames/second. In order to achieve this, this thesis introduces and investigates the use of three improvements: threading, change filtering, and wave libraries. Through these methods, it is determined that an average of 40 frames/second can be achieved. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Engineering 2018

La détection tactile et la détection de glissement jouent un rôle important en permettant la manipulation robotique dextre des objets. Ainsi, le développement d'un système de capteur tactile entièrement intégré à haute résolution présente un intérêt certain. Ces travaux traitent de la conception et de la mise en place d'un système tactile intrinsèque basé sur un ensemble de capteurs MEMs de force à 3 axes et la détection du glissement avec ce système. Afin de créer un système tactile, les capteurs de force à 3 axes sont protégés par un revêtement, une étude sur le revêtement est réalisée. Deux systèmes intrinsèques différents basés sur un ensemble de capteurs de force à 3 axes sont développés, le premier est utilisé comme test de faisabilité de ce type de système. Le deuxième système intrinsèque est adapté à un doigt robotique à surface souple. Les systèmes proposés mesurent trois composants de force, le couple normal à la surface de contact et la position du centre de contact appliqué sur sa surface sensible. Les deux systèmes sont caractérisés et testés. La détection du glissement avec un système tactile intrinsèque est testée également. La détection du glissement est faite par l'application de la théorie de la surface limite et du modèle de contact viscoélastique. / Tactile sensing and slip detection plays an important role in enabling robotic dexterous object manipulation. Thus developing a high-resolution fully integrated tactile sensor system is of great interest. This work deals the design and implementation of an intrinsic tactile sensing system based on a set of 3-axis force MEMs sensors and the detection of slippage with such system. In order to create a tactile system the 3-axis force sensors are protected by a coating, a study about the coating is made. Two different intrinsic systems based on an array of 3-axis force sensors are developed, the first one is used a feasibility test of this kind of system. The second intrinsic system is adapted to a robotic finger with soft surface. The proposed systems measures three-force components, the normal torque to the contact surface, and the position of the contact centroid applied to its sensitive surface. Both systems are characterized and tested. The detection of slippage with an intrinsic tactile system is tested. The application of the limit surface theory and the viscoelastic model of contact make the detection of slippage.

The aim of the thesis was to find occupational therapy tests, or part thereof which could be used to test various inputs perception function of CNS. In cooperation with child and adult occupational therapists from Motol Hospital were researched occupational therapy various standardized tests designed to test children and adults. Then of them selected those tests (or a portion thereof) that contain the testing of individual sensory modalities of adult patients. Ultimately, these tests were applied to a group of adult population and evaluated. The whole work was compiled in the form of research. It was assumed that in the sets occupational therapy standardized tests, there are tests or parts that are able to focus their testing different modalities of perception function of the CNS within the cortical functions.