MudPad: tactile feedback for touch surfaces

  • Authors:
  • Yvonne Jansen;Thorsten Karrer;Jan Borchers

  • Affiliations:
  • INRIA, Paris, France;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

  • Venue:
  • CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

MudPad is a system enriching touch surfaces with localized active haptic feedback. A soft and flexible overlay containing magnetorheological fluid is actuated by an array of electromagnets to create a variety of tactile sensations. As each magnet can be controlled individually, we are able to produce feedback in realtime locally at arbitrary points of interaction.