Prototype kinesthetic illusory device using combination of active and passive motion

Abstract

This study investigated a prototype device for inducing kinesthetic illusion. The device is able to convert a low-level movement, for example grasping, into a high level movement in which each finger is experienced as being separately controlled. The key point of the design was to allow a simple action to be experienced as a complex action. The device provides a simple method for inducing kinesthetic illusion.