Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Towards high performance and durable soft tactile actuators

MWM Tan, H Wang, D Gao, P Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft actuators are gaining significant attention due to their ability to provide realistic tactile
sensations in various applications. However, their soft nature makes them vulnerable to …

Perceived realism of virtual textures rendered by a vibrotactile wearable ring display

RF Friesen, Y Vardar - IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable haptic displays that relocate feedback away from the fingertip provide a much-
needed sense of touch to interactions in virtual reality, while also leaving the fingertip free …

Validation of a soft Pneumatic Unit Cell (PUC) in a VR experience: a comparison between vibrotactile and soft pneumatic haptic feedback

FE van Beek, QPI Bisschop… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft pneumatic displays have shown to provide compelling soft haptic feedback. However,
they have rarely been tested in Virtual Reality applications, while we are interested in their …

Multi-mode soft haptic thimble for haptic augmented reality based application of texture overlaying

A Talhan, S Kumar, H Kim, W Hassan, S Jeon - Displays, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel thimble-shape haptic display for multi-mode tactile feedback at
fingertips. The device has two special characteristics. Multi-mode feedback, ie, static …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of pneumatic unit cell actuators

KD Kommuri, FE Van Beek, IA Kuling - Actuators, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the realm of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) and teleoperation applications, haptic
feedback plays a role in enhancing task performance. One of the main goals of this study is …

A Magnetic Soft Device for Tactile Haptic Actuation of the Fingertip

S Costrell, M Alam, RL Klatzky… - 2023 IEEE World …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we introduce a novel haptic device composed of a wearable fingertip sheath,
fabricated using an oleogel loaded with magnetic particles, and an external electromagnet …

AirPush: A Pneumatic Wearable Haptic Device Providing Multi-Dimensional Force Feedback on a Fingertip

Y Ma, T Xie, P Zhang, H Kim, S Je - … of the CHI Conference on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Finger wearable haptic devices enrich virtual reality experiences by offering haptic feedback
corresponding to the virtual environment. However, despite the effectiveness of current …

Soft pneumatic haptic wearable to create the illusion of human touch

A Talhan, Y Yoo, JR Cooperstock - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to deliver sensations of human-like touch within virtual reality remains an
important challenge to immersive, realistic experiences. Since conventional haptic actuators …

Soft pneumatic fingertip actuator incorporating a dual air chamber to generate multi-mode simultaneous tactile feedback

MS Hashem, JB Joolee, W Hassan, S Jeon - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
A complete set of diverse haptic feedbacks is essential for a highly realistic and immersive
virtual environment. In this sense, a multi-mode haptic interface that simultaneously …