A mechatronic platform for human touch studies

被引：24

作者：

Oddo, Calogero Maria ^{[1
]}

Beccai, Lucia ^{[2
]}

Vitiello, Nicola ^{[1
]}

Wasling, Helena Backlund ^{[3
]}

Wessberg, Johan ^{[3
]}

Carrozza, Maria Chiara ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Scuola Super Sant Anna, BioRobot Inst, I-56025 Pisa, Italy

[2] IIT, Ctr MicrobioRobot, SSSA, I-56025 Pisa, Italy

[3] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Physiol, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden

来源：

MECHATRONICS | 2011年 / 21卷 / 03期

关键词：

Mechatronic tactile stimulator; Electrophysiological measurements; Fingertip mechanoreceptors; Microneurography; Tactile stimuli encoding; Biorobotics; CUTANEOUS MECHANORECEPTORS; TACTILE TEXTURE; STIMULATOR; ROUGHNESS; MECHANISMS; FINGER; FORCES; SYSTEM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mechatronics.2011.02.012

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

The development of a mechatronic tactile stimulation platform for touch studies is presented. The platform was developed for stimulation of the fingertip using textured surfaces, providing repeatable tangential sliding motion of stimuli with controlled indentation force. Particular requirements were addressed to make the platform suitable for neurophysiological studies in humans with particular reference to electrophysiological measurements, but allowing a variety of other studies too, such as psychophysical, tri-bological and artificial touch ones. The design of the mechatronic tactile stimulator is detailed, as well as the performance in tracking reference trajectories. Using microneurography, we recorded from human tactile afferents and validated the platform compatibility with the exacting demands of electrophysiological methods, comprising the absence of spurious vibrations and the lack of relevant electromagnetic interference. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：604 / 613

页数：10

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