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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Francesco Chinello, Grosseto, IT;
Daisuke Shibata, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Domenico Prattichizzo, Siena, IT;
Marco Santello, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Francesco Chinello, Grosseto, IT;
Daisuke Shibata, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Domenico Prattichizzo, Siena, IT;
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, Arizona, Albuquerque, NM (US);
STC.UNM, Scottsdale, Arizona, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A device for providing cutaneous sensations to a fingertip includes a lower base, an upper platform positioned over and mechanically connected to the lower base, and a shear plate positioned between the lower base and the upper platform and mechanically connected to the lower base. When a fingertip is positioned between the upper platform and the lower base, the upper platform is selectively vertically translatable relative to the lower base to provide a compressive force, and the shear plate is selectively laterally translatable relative to the lower base to provide a shear force. Accordingly, a wearable fingertip device having two degrees-of-freedom (DoF) to provide consecutive and/or concurrent compressive force and/or shear force to a fingertip is provided. The wearable fingertip device can be used in various scenarios; is portable, easily wearable, and easily manufacturable; and has low overall operating power requirements.