MEMS技術を用いた触覚提示デバイスの設計と特性解析

抄録

In this study, we considered a wearable tactile device. This device was composed of an interface part fabricated by 3D printing, pins, and cantilever-type actuators. The device was compact and had the ability to stimulate the mechanoreceptors of the fingertips. Therefore, we propose using microelectronic mechanical-system (MEMS) technology to reduce device size. We used deformation finite element analysis to design multi-tile and multi-layer cantilever-type actuators for achieving the required displacement with piezoelectric actuators. This device could stimulate within the double-point threshold of the fingertips.