A Study on Reducing Skin Irritation in Multi-Channel TES for Painless Force Feedback

Jin Woo Yu, Bomin Kim, Jinmo Kim, Han Joon Kim, Ji Woong Choi

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Abstract

Reducing unwanted skin irritation during transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) is essential for providing clear virtual sensations in virtual reality (VR) systems, leading to a more immersive experience. We investigated general characteristics of parameters in the TES, including the number of channels and pulse width of the stimulation signal, which may affect reducing skin irritation with 3D electromagnetic computer simulation with numerical neuron models. The results showed that the increasing number of channels and the declining pulse width attenuated skin irritation to 44.5 %.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICUFN 2023 - 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages406-408
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9798350335385
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event14th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN 2023 - Paris, France
Duration: 4 Jul 20237 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Print)2165-8528
ISSN (Electronic)2165-8536

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period4/07/237/07/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.

Keywords

  • computer simulations
  • multichannel
  • peripheral stimulation
  • selective stimulation
  • skin irritation
  • transcutaneous electrical stimulation

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