Conveying Language through a Multi-sensory Haptic Device

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Malley, Marcia K
dc.creatorDunkelberger, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T18:41:35Z
dc.date.available2019-11-01T05:01:19Z
dc.date.created2019-05
dc.date.issued2019-04-18
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T18:41:35Z
dc.description.abstractCommunication is a valuable resource that is a part of everyone's life. However, there are many cases where the resource of communication is not available, either due to saturation or impairment of the typical auditory or visual communication channels. Haptics, or the sense of touch, provides an alternative to these traditional channels. Furthermore, multi-sensory haptics provides the potential of displaying large amounts of haptic information in a small form factor by providing different types of tactile information. In this thesis, a multi-sensory haptic device is presented which uses lateral skin stretch, radial squeeze, and vibration components. In a cue identification task, the multi-sensory device performed better than a single-sensory device, encouraging the use of multi-sensory devices for language transmission. The device was then used for language transmission and subjects learned to understand English through the presentation of phonemes as haptic cues through a 100 minute training protocol.
dc.embargo.terms2019-11-01
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationDunkelberger, Nathan. "Conveying Language through a Multi-sensory Haptic Device." (2019) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105945">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105945</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105945
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectwearable haptics
dc.subjectlanguage communication
dc.subjectmulti-sensory haptics
dc.subjecttactile device
dc.subjectphoneme coding
dc.titleConveying Language through a Multi-sensory Haptic Device
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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