Interacting with Fluids Using Ultrasonic Mid-Air Haptic Device

Abstract

We often interact with fluids by touching directly with our hands when we wash our hands. To bring realistic fluid experience in virtual reality, the haptic feedback is important to deliver the fluid dynamics which produce the pressure field over the skin surface. In this demo, we present the fluid experiences by using a mid-air haptic device. The participant can change the transform and spray properties of the virtual shower by using a 6-DoF motion controller. We provide several spray properties to experience various pressure field of virtual fluids: the spray pattern, the frequency of spray, and the viscosity coefficient.