Developments of Mechanical Structures to Induce Vivid Kinesthetic Illusion of Wrist Joint

Abstract

Vibration-induced kinesthetic illusion is a phenomenon in which a person feels as if his or her body is moving when it is not actually moving by mechanical vibration stimulation of human muscles. This illusion can be used in virtual reality and rehabilitation because it makes a non-moving body feel as if it is moving. In this paper, we introduce an experimental device that has been used in the authors’ previous study of kinesthetic illusions. The improvements that the authors applied to the device to facilitate the generation of kinesthetic illusions are described.