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HapTag: A Compact Actuator for Rendering Push-Button Tactility on Soft Surfaces

  • Yanjun Chen
  • , Xuewei Liang
  • , Si Chen
  • , Yuwen Chen
  • , Hongnan Lin
  • , Hechuan Zhang
  • , Chutian Jiang
  • , Feng Tian
  • , Yu Zhang
  • , Shanshan Yao
  • , Teng Han
  • CAS - Institute of Software
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Stony Brook University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology

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19 Scopus citations

Abstract

As touch interactions become ubiquitous in the field of human computer interactions, it is critical to enrich haptic feedback to improve efficiency, accuracy, and immersive experiences. This paper presents HapTag, a thin and flexible actuator to support the integration of push button tactile renderings to daily soft surfaces. Specifically, HapTag works under the principle of hydraulically amplified electroactive actuator (HASEL) while being optimized by embedding a pressure sensing layer, and being activated with a dedicated voltage appliance in response to users' input actions, resulting in fast response time, controllable and expressive push-button tactile rendering capabilities. HapTag is in a compact formfactor and can be attached, integrated, or embedded on various soft surfaces like cloth, leather, and rubber. Three common push button tactile patterns were adopted and implemented with HapTag. We validated the feasibility and expressiveness of HapTag by demonstrating a series of innovative applications under different circumstances.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUIST 2022 - Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450393201
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 29 2022
Event35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2022 - Bend, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2022Nov 2 2022

Publication series

NameUIST 2022 - Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Conference

Conference35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBend
Period10/29/2211/2/22

Keywords

  • dielectric material
  • flexible actuator
  • force feedback
  • Haptic

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