A novel human-machine interface using subdermal magnetic implants
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Hameed, Jawish; Harrison, Ian; Gasson, Mark N.; Warwick, Kevin
- Source
- 2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on Cyberntic Intelligent Systems Cybernetic Intelligent Systems (CIS), 2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on. :1-5 Sep, 2010
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Signal Processing and Analysis
Robotics and Control Systems
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Implants
Magnetic separation
Fingers
Magnetic tunneling
Sensitivity
Skin
magnet
implant
finger
man-machine
interface
- Language
This paper explores a novel tactile human-machine interface based on the controlled stimulation of mechanoreceptors by a subdermal magnetic implant manipulated through an external electromagnet. The selection of a suitable implant magnet and implant site is discussed and an external interface for manipulating the implant is described. The paper also reports on the basic properties of such an interface, including magnetic field strength sensitivity and frequency sensitivity obtained through experimentation on two participants. Finally, the paper presents two practical application scenarios for the interface.