Thermal illusions for thermal displays: a review

Subhankar Karmakar; Anindita Kesh; Manivannan Muniyandi

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2023.1278894

Thermal illusions for thermal displays: a review

Front Hum Neurosci. 2023 Dec 5:17:1278894. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1278894. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Subhankar Karmakar¹, Anindita Kesh¹, Manivannan Muniyandi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.

Abstract

Thermal illusions, a subset of haptic illusions, have historically faced technical challenges and limited exploration. They have been underutilized in prior studies related to thermal displays. This review paper primarily aims to comprehensively categorize thermal illusions, offering insights for diverse applications in thermal display design. Recent advancements in the field have spurred a fresh perspective on thermal and pain perception, specifically through the lens of thermal illusions.

Keywords: haptics; psychophysics; thermal displays; thermal illusions; virtual reality.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare that no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.