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Research Article | Open Access

Tactile perception of textile fabrics based on friction and brain activation

Wei TANG1( ), Shousheng ZHANG1, Chuang YU1, Hua ZHU1, Si CHEN2, Yuxing PENG1
School of Mechatronic Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Fluid Machinery Center, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Abstract

Tactile perception plays a critical role in the interaction of humans and environment. It begins with the mechanical stimulation induced by friction and is processed in the somatosensory cortex. To quantify the tactile perceptions of textile fabrics, the mechanical properties of fabrics and the features extracted from the friction and vibration signals were correlated with the subjective sensation rated by questionnaires. Meanwhile, the technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to identify the brain areas responsible for the tactile perception of textile fabrics. The results showed that during the tactile perception of textile fabrics, the coefficient of friction increased with the increasing normal load, indicating that the deformation mechanism of skin was relevant to the friction of skin against fabrics. The features of spectral centroid (SC), coefficient of friction, and diameter and critical buckling force of fiber had a strong correlation with the perceived fineness, slipperiness, and prickliness of fabrics, respectively. The postcentral gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, and precentral gyrus, with the corresponding functional regions of the primary somatosensory cortex (SI), secondary somatosensory cortex (SII), primary motor cortex (MI), and secondary motor cortex (MII), were involved with the perceptions of fabric textures. The fiber properties and fabric surface structures that caused the multidimensional feelings tended to induce the large area, intensity, and percent signal change (PSC) of brain activity. This study is meaning for evaluating the tactile stimulation of textile fabrics and understanding the cognitive mechanism in the tactile perception of textile fabrics.

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tactile perceptionfrictionbrain activationcharacteristic featurestextile fabric

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Friction
Volume 11 Issue 7,
July 2023
Pages 1320-1333
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-022-0679-5
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TANG W, ZHANG S, YU C, et al. Tactile perception of textile fabrics based on friction and brain activation. Friction, 2023, 11(7): 1320-1333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0679-5

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Received: 24 September 2021
Revised: 17 March 2022
Accepted: 26 July 2022
Published: 09 December 2022
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