{"id":577,"date":"2023-08-22T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2023-08-22T15:40:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:40:53","slug":"10-device-for-thermal-and-tactile-stimulation-methods-and-uses-thereof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/?page_id=577","title":{"rendered":"10. Device for Thermal and tactile stimulation, methods and uses thereof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The present technology, developed by University of Minho, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Porto, Universidade de Aveiro and IPCA, relates to a device for tactile and thermal stimulation in the field of human-machine interface. The device consists of a main block with two functionalities, one for tactile stimulation and another for thermal stimulation, which can be controlled independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tecnology Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The present technology relates to a device for tactile and thermal stimulation in the field of human-machine interfaces. The device consists of a main block with two functionalities, one for tactile stimulation and another for thermal stimulation, the first one being obtained through the circulation of a fluid via an inlet and an outlet in the main block, the fluid circulating through the grooves present inside the main block, allowing heat transfer or loss from or to a heat transfer plate fixed to the main block, and the second being obtained from several vibration motors mounted on a base \u2013 screwed to the main block by base screws \u2013 consisting of an upper piece and a lower piece housed in damping material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovative Aspects and Main advantages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This device, and its ability to generate and analyze tactile and thermic stimuli independently, allows for more complex patterns and a more reliable and accurate interaction in a human-machine interface. It also allows a greater accuracy even at larger distances between equipment and user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transmission of tactile and thermic information is very relevant in digital health, tele-medicine, computational applications, virtual and augmented reality, gaming, industrial human-machine interface, exoskeletons, rehabilitation and even weather forecast and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage of Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technology has been tested in the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intellectual Property Rights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A patent application has been submitted and a National (PT) application is to be pursued in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collaboration Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is looking for companies willing to discuss research collaborations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract The present technology, developed by University of Minho, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Porto, Universidade de Aveiro and IPCA, relates to a device for tactile and thermal stimulation in the field &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleramed.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}