Abstract:
Scientists who are working in the field of haptic would like to overcome one
of the profound challenges which is developing a multimodal tactile display. The
user interfaces developed by them must include a higher number of modalities to
create maximum realism while interacting with a user interface. However, advances
in digital systems require a new method to create them and add additional factors for
maximum satisfaction. In this paper, a tactile display that uses air to create a texture
feeling is introduced. In addition, the convection method is employed for
temperature feeling and the sense of smell is added in addition to the conventional
modalities. The performance of the system was tested through psychophysical
evaluation. The results showed that the developed surface has the potential to
integrate into the current digital devices where human-machine interaction is a
matter of interest.
