Linear actuator for high-resolution tactile display

被引:5
作者
Nakashige, M [1 ]
Hirota, K [1 ]
Hirose, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538904, Japan
来源
RO-MAN 2004: 13TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ROBOT AND HUMAN INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION, PROCEEDINGS | 2004年
关键词
D O I
10.1109/ROMAN.2004.1374826
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
Braille displays have been used for a while to present symbolic information to blind persons' fingertips. However, these displays could not convey schematic information such as figures. For the presentation of schematic information, we need to develop a tactile display that consists of a pin array of higher resolution. To attain higher resolution we propose a novel actuation mechanism using metal with a low melting point. The low melting point metal is used to fix each pin; usually, the pin is clutched because the metal is solid, once a heater melts the metal, the pin is released and pushed up or down using compressed air We implemented prototype display devices that have 10x10 pin array, with a pin interval of 2mm and a pin diameter of 0.5mm, actuated by the proposed mechanism, to evaluate the characteristics of the devices.
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页码:587 / 590
页数:4
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