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Feel-Good Requirements: Neurophysiological and Psychological Design Criteria of Affective Touch for (Assistive) Robots

Ege Cansev, Mehmet ; Nordheimer, Daniel ; Kirchner, Elsa Andrea ; Beckerle, Philipp (2024)
Feel-Good Requirements: Neurophysiological and Psychological Design Criteria of Affective Touch for (Assistive) Robots.
In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021, 15
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00019567
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Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Feel-Good Requirements: Neurophysiological and Psychological Design Criteria of Affective Touch for (Assistive) Robots
Language: English
Date: 12 March 2024
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 6 July 2021
Place of primary publication: Lausanne
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Volume of the journal: 15
Collation: 9 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00019567
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Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

Previous research has shown the value of the sense of embodiment, i.e., being able to integrate objects into one's bodily self-representation, and its connection to (assistive) robotics. Especially, tactile interfaces seem essential to integrate assistive robots into one's body model. Beyond functional feedback, such as tactile force sensing, the human sense of touch comprises specialized nerves for affective signals, which transmit positive sensations during slow and low-force tactile stimulations. Since these signals are extremely relevant for body experience as well as social and emotional contacts but scarcely considered in recent assistive devices, this review provides a requirement analysis to consider affective touch in engineering design. By analyzing quantitative and qualitative information from engineering, cognitive psychology, and neuroscienctific research, requirements are gathered and structured. The resulting requirements comprise technical data such as desired motion or force/torque patterns and an evaluation of potential stimulation modalities as well as their relations to overall user experience, e.g., pleasantness and realism of the sensations. This review systematically considers the very specific characteristics of affective touch and the corresponding parts of the neural system to define design goals and criteria. Based on the analysis, design recommendations for interfaces mediating affective touch are derived. This includes a consideration of biological principles and human perception thresholds which are complemented by an analysis of technical possibilities. Finally, we outline which psychological factors can be satisfied by the mediation of affective touch to increase acceptance of assistive devices and outline demands for further research and development.

Uncontrolled Keywords: affective touch, human-machine interfaces, tactile feedback, assistive robotics, design requirements
Identification Number: Artikel-ID: 661207
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-195678
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This article is part of the Research Topic: Embodiment and Co-Adaptation through Human-Machine Interfaces: at the border of Robotics, Neuroscience and Psychology

Classification DDC: 000 Generalities, computers, information > 004 Computer science
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 621.3 Electrical engineering, electronics
Divisions: 16 Department of Mechanical Engineering > Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering (IMS)
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2024 13:16
Last Modified: 03 Jul 2024 08:08
SWORD Depositor: Deep Green
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/19567
PPN: 519316509
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