Study of haptics and tactile sense of the direction of movement

Abstract

The operating tool is not mentioned for the case of a location cannot be directly confirmed visually. In above cases, by that people touch the operation tools at our fingertips, its direction can be confirmed. This paper was focused onto the touch, in other words, tactile and haptic. When the operator touches the operation device, for example, button, switch, etc. It is possible to understand of the direction of its movement of machine (equipment) from texture information of device obtained from the operation of the tactile device. From this, when performing multiple operations at the same time, and also the working conditions it is difficult to be confirmed an operation device in the eye, it is to aim to reduce operation errors. The experimental study was done. Tow impression are found as follows; the raise-get down and positive rotation – negative rotation. It has been proven that there is an association between directionality and textural sense of materials.