Integrating tactile display into force feedback dataglove

Most of the haptic interfaces at present only display tactile or force perception respectively. However, It is important to develop haptic interfaces that sequentially or simultaneously replicate independent force/tactile perception to increase the realistic and immersive sensation for virtual environment. A haptic interface integrating tactile display into force feedback dataglove is proposed. The tactile interface using air jet is mounted on the fingertip of the exoskeleton force feedback dataglove actuated by pneumatic artificial Muscle. The tactile and force display are controlled in sequence by a single PC computer. By experiment, it is verified that the tactile and force display do not affect each other.