Development of a Computer-Controlled Tactile Stimulator with Simultaneous Visual and Auditory Stimulation

摘要

In this study, a computer-controlled tactile stimulator was developed, which can stimulate visual and auditory senses simultaneously by using the E-Prime software. The newly developed system consists of three units: a control unit, a drive unit and a vibration unit. Since the developed system is a small, lightweight with low electrical consumption, a maximum of 35 stimulation channels and various visual and auditory stimulation combinations. The system was designed to stimulate the fingers. The stimulator is expected to be highly practical due to a diverse combination of stimuli, such as tactile-visual, tactile-auditory, visual-auditory and tactile-visual-auditory stimulation with computer-control.