Soft Haptics
The first phase of my PhD research involves the development of a novel vibrotactile interface. This interface uses the principle of particle jamming to affect the propagation of vibrations to a user's finger or hand. The particle jamming effect provides a better degree of control over the vibrotactile response than simply altering the power supplied to a vibrating motor and allows the vibrotactile sensation to be controlled in terms of both amplitude and frequency.
