TY - GEN
T1 - Frequency-specific masking effect by vibrotactile stimulation to the forearm
AU - Tanaka, Yoshihiro
AU - Matsuoka, Shota
AU - Bergmann Tiest, Wouter M.
AU - Kappers, Astrid M L
AU - Minamizawa, Kouta
AU - Sano, Akihito
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper demonstrates frequency-specific masking of tactile sensations on the index finger by remote vibrotactile stimulation. A vibration of 50 Hz was presented to the index finger. In three experimental conditions, the detection threshold for this vibration was determined with a masking vibration presented to the forearm of 50Hz (the same frequency), of 200 Hz (a different frequency), or no masking vibration. The detection threshold for the 50 Hz stimulus on the fingertip increased significantly when a masking vibration of the same frequency was used, but not with a different frequency. This frequency-specific effect has applications in the modulation of tactile textures, for example in augmented reality.
AB - This paper demonstrates frequency-specific masking of tactile sensations on the index finger by remote vibrotactile stimulation. A vibration of 50 Hz was presented to the index finger. In three experimental conditions, the detection threshold for this vibration was determined with a masking vibration presented to the forearm of 50Hz (the same frequency), of 200 Hz (a different frequency), or no masking vibration. The detection threshold for the 50 Hz stimulus on the fingertip increased significantly when a masking vibration of the same frequency was used, but not with a different frequency. This frequency-specific effect has applications in the modulation of tactile textures, for example in augmented reality.
KW - Forearm
KW - Frequency-specific
KW - Masking effect
KW - Vibrotactile stimulation
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_16
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84978194228
SN - 9783319423234
VL - 9775
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 156
EP - 164
BT - Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications - 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016, Proceedings
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 10th International Conference on Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications, EuroHaptics 2016
Y2 - 4 July 2016 through 7 July 2016
ER -