空気噴出を利用したウェアラブル力覚提示装置のVR空間への応用

抄録

Research on haptic devices aiming at application to virtual reality (VR) has been conducted. Most of them have to be fixed on a desk, and users can’t move around. To avoid this problem, exoskeleton type haptic device have been developed. However, there are problems such as discomfort caused by the reaction force of the presented haptic force at another part of the body. In addition, limitation of the rage of motion by exoskeleton structure is also problem. Therefore, in this research, we propose a wearable force feed back device using air jet without skeletal structure. In this report, an elastic ball presentation experiment using a prototype was conducted. Results confirmed the ability to render virtual ball with different sizes and stiffness.