Soft, miniaturized, wireless olfactory interface for virtual reality

Yiming Liu, Chun Ki Yiu, Zhao Zhao, Wooyoung Park, Rui Shi, Xingcan Huang, Yuyang Zeng, Kuan Wang, Tsz Hung Wong, Shengxin Jia, Jingkun Zhou, Zhan Gao, Ling Zhao, Kuanming Yao, Jian Li, Chuanlu Sha, Yuyu Gao, Guangyao Zhao, Ya Huang, Dengfeng Li, Qinglei Guo, Yuhang Li () and Xinge Yu ()
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Yiming Liu: City University of Hong Kong
Chun Ki Yiu: City University of Hong Kong
Zhao Zhao: Beihang University
Wooyoung Park: City University of Hong Kong
Rui Shi: City University of Hong Kong
Xingcan Huang: City University of Hong Kong
Yuyang Zeng: City University of Hong Kong
Kuan Wang: Beihang University
Tsz Hung Wong: City University of Hong Kong
Shengxin Jia: City University of Hong Kong
Jingkun Zhou: City University of Hong Kong
Zhan Gao: City University of Hong Kong
Ling Zhao: City University of Hong Kong
Kuanming Yao: City University of Hong Kong
Jian Li: City University of Hong Kong
Chuanlu Sha: City University of Hong Kong
Yuyu Gao: City University of Hong Kong
Guangyao Zhao: City University of Hong Kong
Ya Huang: City University of Hong Kong
Dengfeng Li: City University of Hong Kong
Qinglei Guo: School of Microelectronics, Shandong University
Yuhang Li: Beihang University
Xinge Yu: City University of Hong Kong

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Recent advances in virtual reality (VR) technologies accelerate the creation of a flawless 3D virtual world to provide frontier social platform for human. Equally important to traditional visual, auditory and tactile sensations, olfaction exerts both physiological and psychological influences on humans. Here, we report a concept of skin-interfaced olfactory feedback systems with wirelessly, programmable capabilities based on arrays of flexible and miniaturized odor generators (OGs) for olfactory VR applications. By optimizing the materials selection, design layout, and power management, the OGs exhibit outstanding device performance in various aspects, from response rate, to odor concentration control, to long-term continuous operation, to high mechanical/electrical stability and to low power consumption. Representative demonstrations in 4D movie watching, smell message delivery, medical treatment, human emotion control and VR/AR based online teaching prove the great potential of the soft olfaction interface in various practical applications, including entertainment, education, human machine interfaces and so on.

Date: 2023
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