HaptiComm: A Touch-Mediated Communication Device for Deafblind Individuals
Duvernoy B. Kappassov Z. Topp S. Milroy J. Xiao S. Lacote I. Abdikarimov A. Hayward V. Ziat M.
1 April 2023Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2023#8Issue 42014 - 2021 pp.
Deafblindness is a unique disability characterized by a dual sensory reduction of both hearing and vision. For some Deafblind individuals, communication via touch may be their most accessible sensory channel. Multiple techniques that rely purely on touch exist within the Deafblind community. One method of interest referred to as Deafblind Tactile Fingerspelling Alphabet in Australia or Deafblind Manual Alphabet in the U.K., comprises twenty-six tactile symbols representing the letters of the Latin alphabet. This letter describes the HaptiComm, a device designed to reproduce the sensations generated during fingerspelling communication. The HaptiComm comprises an array of twenty-four strategically placed electrodynamic actuators specifically designed to produce distinct tactile sensations upon which the fingerspelling alphabet is constructed. The first experimental evaluation showed promising results suggesting further investigations related to the timing and the pace at which the stimuli are produced.
Deafblindness , fingerspelling , haptic interfaces , tactile communication
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Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR), Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75252, France
Linköping University, Center of Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping, 581 83, Sweden
Bentley University, Department of Information Design and Corporate Communication, Waltham, 02452, MA, United States
Nazarbayev University, Departmentt of Robotics and Mechatronics, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia
University of New England, 2350, NSW, Australia
Université de Rennes, Inria, Insa, Irisa, Cnrs, Rennes, 35700, France
Institut des Systémes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR), Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75252, France
Actronika Sas, 68 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris, 75017, France
Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR)
Linköping University
Bentley University
Nazarbayev University
University of Sydney
University of New England
Université de Rennes
Institut des Systémes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR)
Actronika Sas
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