Haptic Bed
Abstract
We developed a bed-style haptic display “Haptic Bed” that
provides weight sensation to wide area of the user’s body.
This system comprises motors, belts, a cushion and a
comforter to press and swing the user lying on the bed.
Haptic Bed is a type of whole-body haptic interface,
characterized by the presentation of low-frequency force
with multiple degrees of freedom. The prototype system
with two motors can present a weight sensation to
approximately five regions of the abdomen. Although a
sensation is only presented to the abdomen in this study,
Haptic Bed can present a weight sensation to a wider area
by increasing the number of motors. The system has the
potential to enrich the audio visual experience in several
ways, such as by expressing the sensation of a horrific
ghost sitting on the user as part of entertainment content, or
by presenting the existence of a remote relative as a
telecommunication tool. Overall, the system changes a bed
into a new medium through which immersive contents are
presented in an immersive manner.
Main Developers
高下 昌裕(Director, Hardware)
Masahiro Koge
小川 大地(Programmer, Demonstration Designer)
Daichi Ogawa
Pubulications
- 高下昌裕:
のしかかり感覚提示による暖かみのある目覚まし支援システム.
電通大第17回学生・一般アイディアコンテスト（入賞）,2013.6.[web] - 高下昌裕，小川大地，武井聖也，中井優理子，中村たいら, 中村拓人，栗原洋輔，岡崎龍太，蜂須拓，佐藤未知，梶本裕之 :
寝台上の身体圧迫による広範囲重量感呈示デバイス.
日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会,2014.5. 富山市総合体育館.[
pdf] - Masahiro Koge, Daichi Ogawa, Seiya Takei, Yuriko Nakai, Taira Nakamura, Takuto Nakamura, Ryuta Okazaki, Taku Hachisu, Michi Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto:
Haptic Bed: Bed-style Haptic Display for Providing Weight Sensation.
ACE2014, November 11-14, 2014, Madeira, Portugal.[pdf]
Best Poster Gold 受賞報告：kaji-lab UEC
