Dexterous manipulation operations using robotic or prosthetic fingers is seemingly facilitated with enhanced tactile feedback. Using a combination of artificial sensors and actuators, a tactile feedback system that conveys tactual information (force, pressure, & temperature) from an artificial fingertip to the user’s hand is developed and tested with subjects. Results reveal that subjects are capable of distinguishing specific actuators with a high degree of accuracy. The sensor density and actuator fidelity of the feedback system is insufficient to yield performance equal to that of a human’s natural tactile senses. Future studies are recommended to identify optimal tactile feedback sites as well as to discover a more robust system to be used in robotic and immersive virtual reality contexts.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/36855 |
Date | January 2017 |
Creators | Kucherhan, Daniel |
Contributors | Petriu, Emil |
Publisher | Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
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