Development of measurement and simulation scheme for digitalization of tactile perception

Abstract

The demand for a Kansei (sensibility) value-based product design has recently increased. Accordingly, the digitalization of sensory information is needed to realize the construction of a design framework that realizes the product design based on the Kansei value. No standard framework for digitalization has particularly been presented with regard to tactile information. We develop herein a novel tactile measurement and analysis scheme constructed by fusing numerical simulation, sensing, and information processing technology to construct the digitalization framework of tactile perception. By a case study for textiles, we show the example for realizing the tactile measurement using a development scheme. This study realizes a high-accuracy estimation of tactile perception based on biomechanical information and provides key technological knowledge for constructing a framework for tactile perception digitalization. Furthermore, this study promotes the product design based on the Kansei value.