Deep Learning Classification of Touch Gestures Using Distributed Normal and Shear Force

Hojung Choi,Dane Brouwer,Michael A. Lin,Kyle T. Yoshida,Carine Rognon,Benjamin Stephens-Fripp,Allison M. Okamura,Mark R. Cutkosky,Hojung Choi,Dane Brouwer,Michael A. Lin,Kyle T. Yoshida,Carine Rognon,Benjamin Stephens-Fripp,Allison M. Okamura,Mark R. Cutkosky

When humans socially interact with another agent (e.g., human, pet, or robot) through touch, they do so by applying varying amounts of force with different directions, locations, contact areas, and durations. While previous work on touch gesture recognition has focused on the spatio-temporal distribution of normal forces, we hypothesize that the addition of shear forces will permit more reliable c...