Evaluation of tactile sensation using a friction testing apparatus with a sinusoidal driving mechanism

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a friction test apparatus for tactile evaluation that utilizes an artificial skin mimicking a human finger and a driving mechanism imitating human tactile movements. It is expected that this apparatus can obtain useful frictional information for estimating tactile sensation by conducting friction tests with smooth movements similar to those of humans. We explain the usefulness of this test apparatus in tactile perception based on examples of evaluatable friction parameters.