Usability assessment of low-cost vibration motors for presenting vibrotactile feedback in sensory and motor rehabilitation

Autor:	M. Bannwart, Daniel C. Kiper, Kynan Eng, Pawel Pyk, Roger Gassert, Y. Kim
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Vibration perception medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation Activities of daily living Physical medicine and rehabilitation Computer science medicine.medical_treatment medicine Retraining Sensory system Tactile perception Virtual reality Tactile sensor
Zdroj:	2013 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR).
Popis:	Sensory impairments resulting from stroke increase the difficulty of performing activities of daily living and motor rehabilitation. Despite this, present-day VR rehabilitation systems do not assess tactile sensory function, nor provide feedback to help retraining of tactile perception. We assessed the use of low-cost vibration motors to provide elaborate feedback by investigating various parameters of vibration perception such as the absolute and difference thresholds at the fingertips. Tests conducted with healthy subjects resulted in consistent absolute and difference thresholds, and nearly constant Weber fractions. The data will be of use for calibrating and designing future tactile sensory training systems.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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