Preliminary study on tactile reproduction due to the difference of skin condition

Abstract

In this study, we aim to present various skin condition with haptic display. We record the acceleration when a finger swipes on the skin, and replay it as vibration. The replaying part is composed of an artificial skin, two audio speakers to vibrate the skin horizontally, and a motion capture system to monitor finger motion. Our idea is that we assure basic feeling of skin, such as softness and smoothness, by using artificial skin, and add vibration to express roughness of the skin.