Research on haptic glove remote interactions for international communication of deafblind

已经对用于基于触摸的输入和触觉反馈的不同技术进行了广泛的回顾。结果，采用金属化触摸板的基于接触的输入被选择作为消息输入数据手套的基础。关于消息接收数据手套，直径在8 mm和12 mm之间的薄圆形压电致动器已被确定为初始实施的良好候选者。已经进行了大量的实验，以确定最佳的控制，如电压和频率产生所需的触觉效果。一个集成的控制系统，包括两个微控制器板，功能信号发生器，一个专门的压电驱动放大器，和继电器模块已被设计用于连接两个数据手套和进行实验。本年度取得的成果已在研究会议和研讨会上报告，并发表在图像信息和电视工程师协会（ITE）和电子信息和通信工程师协会（IEICE）技术报告系列中。在第17届普适计算创新移动的和互联网服务国际会议（IMIS-2023）上发表的一篇论文中提供了更广泛的研究成果，并在Springer的会议记录书中发表。

An extensive review of different technologies for touch based input and haptic feedback has been conducted. In result, contact-based input employing metalized touch pads has been selected as a basis for the message input data glove. With respect to the message receiving data glove, thin circular piezoelectric actuators sized between 8mm and 12 mm in diameter have been identified as good candidates for the initial implementation. Extensive experiments have been conducted to identify the optimal controls such as voltages and frequencies necessary for producing the desirable haptic effects. An integrated control system, consisting of two microcontroller boards, a functional signal generator, a specialized piezo drive amplifier, and relay modules have been designed for connecting the two data gloves and conducting experiments. The results obtained during the current fiscal year have been reported at research meetings and symposiums and published in the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE) and Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) technical report series. More extensive coverage of the research achievements is provided in a paper accepted for presentation at the 17th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS-2023) and publication in a conference proceedings book by Springer.