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Tangible drops: a visio-tactile display using actuated liquid-metal droplets
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posted on 2023-06-09, 12:52 authored by Deepak Ranjan Sahoo, Timothy Neate, Yutaka Tokuda, Jennifer Pearson, Simon Robinson, Sriram Subramanian, Matt JonesWe present Tangible Drops, a visio-tactile display that for the first time provides physical visualization and tactile feedback using a planar liquid interface. It presents digital information interactively by tracing dynamic patterns on horizontal flat surfaces using liquid metal drops on a programmable electrode array. It provides tactile feedback with directional information in the 2D vector plane using linear locomotion and/or vibration of the liquid metal drops. We demonstrate move, oscillate, merge, split and dispense-from-reservoir functions of the liquid metal drops by consuming low power (450mW per electrode) and low voltage (8–15 V). We report on results of our empirical study with 12 participants on tactile feedback using 8mm diameter drops, which indicate that Tangible Drops can convey tactile sensations such as changing speed, varying direction and controlled oscillation with no visual feedback. We present the design space and demonstrate the applications of Tangible Drops, and conclude by suggesting potential future applications for the technique.
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Breaking the Glass: Mutlimodal, Malleable Interactive Mobile surfaces for Hands-In Interactions; G1803; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/N013948/1
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CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems ProceedingsPublisher
ACMExternal DOI
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ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018Event location
Montréal, CanadaEvent type
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April 21-26Place of publication
Montreal, CanadaSeries
CHIDepartment affiliated with
- Informatics Publications
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- Centre for Computer Graphics Publications
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2018-04-16First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
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