Tactile Displays Driven by Projected Light
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Existing tactile displays suffer from low spatial resolution, slow response times, and scalability limitations. To address these challenges, this work introduces a novel optical-driven paradigm for high-resolution tactile display. By engineering photo-mechanical conversion materials and thermally actuated microcavity structures, localized photothermal heating induces rapid gas expansion within microcavities, enabling millisecond-scale response (2–100 ms) and millimeter-range mechanical displacement. Leveraging optical addressing and pixelated control, we demonstrate the first scalable, wirelessly powered tactile array comprising 1,511 independently addressable pixels—exceeding one thousand tactile elements without physical interconnects. The system eliminates conventional wiring constraints and supports remote optical energy delivery, thereby overcoming fundamental bottlenecks in tactile pixel density and dynamic performance. Psychophysical evaluation confirms high-fidelity rendering of complex spatiotemporal tactile patterns, establishing a new hardware foundation for immersive human–machine interaction.
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📝 Abstract
Tactile displays that lend tangible form to digital content could transform computing interactions. However, achieving the resolution, speed, and dynamic range needed for perceptual fidelity remains challenging. We present a tactile display that directly converts projected light into visible tactile patterns via a photomechanical surface populated with millimeter-scale optotactile pixels. The pixels transduce incident light into mechanical displacements through photostimulated thermal gas expansion, yielding millimeter scale displacements with response times of 2 to 100 milliseconds. Employing projected light for power transmission and addressing renders these displays highly scalable. We demonstrate optically driven displays with up to 1,511 addressable pixels -- several times more pixels than any prior tactile display attaining comparable performance. Perceptual studies confirm that these displays can reproduce diverse spatiotemporal tactile patterns with high fidelity. This research establishes a foundation for practical, versatile high-resolution tactile displays driven by light.
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High-resolution Haptic Display
Multifunctional Tactile Feedback
Enhanced Digital Interaction
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Tactile Display
High-speed Response
High-resolution
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