Skin-integrated wireless haptic interfaces for virtual and augmented reality

Xinge Yu, Zhaoqian Xie, Yang Yu, Jungyup Lee, Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, Haiwen Luan, Jasper Ruban, Xin Ning, Aadeel Akhtar, Dengfeng Li, Bowen Ji, Yiming Liu, Rujie Sun, Jingyue Cao, Qingze Huo, Yishan Zhong, ChanMi Lee, SeungYeop Kim, Philipp Gutruf, Changxing Zhang, Yeguang Xue, Qinglei Guo, Aditya Chempakasseril, Peilin Tian, Wei Lu, JiYoon Jeong, YongJoon Yu, Jesse Cornman, CheeSim Tan, BongHoon Kim, KunHyuk Lee, Xue Feng, Yonggang Huang () and John A. Rogers ()
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Xinge Yu: City University of Hong Kong
Zhaoqian Xie: City University of Hong Kong
Yang Yu: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jungyup Lee: NeuroLux Corporation
Abraham Vazquez-Guardado: Northwestern University
Haiwen Luan: Northwestern University
Jasper Ruban: NeuroLux Corporation
Xin Ning: Pennsylvania State University
Aadeel Akhtar: PSYONIC, Inc.
Dengfeng Li: City University of Hong Kong
Bowen Ji: Northwestern University
Yiming Liu: City University of Hong Kong
Rujie Sun: University of Bristol
Jingyue Cao: Wearifi, Inc.
Qingze Huo: Northwestern University
Yishan Zhong: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ChanMi Lee: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SeungYeop Kim: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Philipp Gutruf: University of Arizona
Changxing Zhang: Tsinghua University
Yeguang Xue: Northwestern University
Qinglei Guo: Shandong University
Aditya Chempakasseril: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Peilin Tian: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wei Lu: Northwestern University
JiYoon Jeong: NeuroLux Corporation
YongJoon Yu: NeuroLux Corporation
Jesse Cornman: PSYONIC, Inc.
CheeSim Tan: PSYONIC, Inc.
BongHoon Kim: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
KunHyuk Lee: Northwestern University
Xue Feng: Tsinghua University
Yonggang Huang: Northwestern University
John A. Rogers: Northwestern University

Nature, 2019, vol. 575, issue 7783, 473-479

Abstract: Abstract Traditional technologies for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) create human experiences through visual and auditory stimuli that replicate sensations associated with the physical world. The most widespread VR and AR systems use head-mounted displays, accelerometers and loudspeakers as the basis for three-dimensional, computer-generated environments that can exist in isolation or as overlays on actual scenery. In comparison to the eyes and the ears, the skin is a relatively underexplored sensory interface for VR and AR technology that could, nevertheless, greatly enhance experiences at a qualitative level, with direct relevance in areas such as communications, entertainment and medicine1,2. Here we present a wireless, battery-free platform of electronic systems and haptic (that is, touch-based) interfaces capable of softly laminating onto the curved surfaces of the skin to communicate information via spatio-temporally programmable patterns of localized mechanical vibrations. We describe the materials, device structures, power delivery strategies and communication schemes that serve as the foundations for such platforms. The resulting technology creates many opportunities for use where the skin provides an electronically programmable communication and sensory input channel to the body, as demonstrated through applications in social media and personal engagement, prosthetic control and feedback, and gaming and entertainment.

Date: 2019
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