Human-to-Human Strokes Recordings for Tactile Apparent Motion
Basil Duvernoy, Sarah McIntyre

TL;DR
This study explores using recordings of human caresses to enhance tactile apparent motion interfaces, aiming to make them feel more natural by capturing and reproducing real human touch signals.
Contribution
It presents preliminary recordings of human caresses and demonstrates the potential to use these signals to improve tactile motion interfaces.
Findings
Captured signals from human caresses using accelerometers
Signals can be compared to those from apparent motion stimuli
Encourages further development to mimic human touch with vibrotactile actuators
Abstract
The main objective of this study is to investigate whether one can use recordings of human-to-human touch, such as a caress, to improve tactile apparent motion interfaces to make them feel more natural. We report here preliminary recordings of natural and continuous human-to-human caresses. To do this, six accelerometers were positioned on the receiving hand next to the stimulated area while a finger gently stroked the skin. The results suggest that we are able to capture signals from real human caresses that can be compared to signals produced by apparent motion stimuli. This is encouraging for our plan to continue the study in the second stage, which consists of tuning vibrotactile actuators to reproduce a similar pattern of vibrational responses in the accelerometers. In this way, the actuators mimic human behavior.
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Taxonomy
TopicsTactile and Sensory Interactions · Interactive and Immersive Displays · Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
