AeroGlove: 3D Printed Airbag Design for Scalable Haptic Display

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We present a novel method of creating wearable haptic display which is made out of 3D printed Rubber-Like material so that the display size, strength and shape can be customized by the user. This paper described a fingertip display which is consists of 4 miniature airbags and a wrist band display which is consists of 6 miniature airbags. It ’ s very light to wear and uses no electro-mechanical actuation to render the 3DOF force feedback sensation. A small sized full range speaker is mounted on a closed air chamber where the air is transferred back and forth through a tiny nozzle to the airbag. The Speaker movements creates a difference in air pressure and translated into airbag inflation and deflation.