Tactlets: Adding Tactile Feedback to 3D Objects Using Custom Printed Controls
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A digital fabrication workflow prints custom tactile controls (Tactlets) with embedded electrodes and touch sensing, using 10 parametric Tactlet templates and two fabrication paths: conductive inkjet printing or FDM conductive 3D printing. Each Tactlet maps Taxels (tactile pixels) to electro‑tactile stimulation and resistive touch sensing; a Rhino plugin offers real‑time design iteration. Empirical psychophysics plus two application cases (including a 3D‑printed phone case with embedded electrodes) confirm feasibility.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 2:34What is a Tactlet?
- 4:14Taxel: tacile pixel
- 6:35Tactlet templates
- 8:02Digital fabrication
- 11:09Hands-on refinement
- 11:54Evaluation
- 14:05Future work
- 14:49Tactlets
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