Development of a tactile stimulator with simultaneous visual and auditory stimulation using E-Prime software

作者：Kim Hyung Sik; Yeon Hong Won; Choi Mi Hyun; Kim Ji Hye; Choi Jin Seung; Park Jang Yeon; Jun Jae Hoon; Yi Jeong Han; Tack Gye Rae; Chung Soon Cheol^*

来源：Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2013, 16(5): 481-487.

DOI：10.1080/10255842.2011.625018

• tactile stimulator
• simultaneous stimulation
• tactilevisualauditory stimulation
• E-Prime software

In this study, a tactile stimulator was developed, which can stimulate visual and auditory senses simultaneously by using the E-Prime software. This study tried to compensate for systematic stimulation control and other problems that occurred with previously developed tactile stimulators. The newly developed system consists of three units: a control unit, a drive unit and a vibrator. Since the developed system is a small, lightweight, simple structure with low electrical consumption, a maximum of 35 stimulation channels and various visual and auditory stimulation combinations without delay time, the previous systematic problem is corrected in this study. The system was designed to stimulate any part of the body including the fingers. Since the developed tactile stimulator used E-Prime software, which is widely used in the study of visual and auditory senses, the stimulator is expected to be highly practical due to a diverse combination of stimuli, such as tactilevisual, tactileauditory, visualauditory and tactilevisualauditory stimulation.

• 出版日期2013-5-1