A 2-DOF Impact Actuator for Haptic Application
- Authors
- Kim, S.; Lee, W.; Park, J.
- Issue Date
- 1-Mar-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- 2-DOF; Electromagnets; Haptics; Impact actuator; Magnetic field
- Citation
- Actuators, v.11, no.3
- Journal Title
- Actuators
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 3
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/32111
- DOI
- 10.3390/act11030070
- ISSN
- 2076-0825
2076-0825
- Abstract
- The demand for realistic haptic feedback actuators has increased as mobile devices have increased in popularity. However, most current haptic actuators provide limited 1-DOF tactile sensations, such as vibrations. This paper presents a 2-DOF haptic impact actuator that can provide planar directional (e.g., x and y directional) and magnitude tactile cues to a user. We built an impact actuator that was designed to be of such a size that a user can grasp it with one hand. Multiple electromagnets of the actuator drive a permanent magnet to hit the actuator housing, creating an impact. For the control of the impact direction, we assumed the direction of a magnetic field vector at the centre of the actuator would follow that of a reference vector formed by voltage heading into the electromagnet array. The results of magnetic field measurements support our assumption by showing that the trend of the magnetic field vector coincided with that of the reference voltage vector. Furthermore, the measurement of the impact acceleration showed the trend that the impact direction follows the reference voltage vector. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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