FIG. 11N illustrates examples of haptic outputs for the phonemes “/![custom character]()
/,” “/d/,” “/m/,” “/![custom character]()
/,” “/w/,” and “/j/,” according to an embodiment. As illustrated, the phoneme “/![custom character]()
/” (a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate) corresponds to the “ch” in “cheese,” “/d/” to the “g” in “gym,” “/m/” to the “m” in “my,” “/![custom character]()
/” (an alveolar approximant) to the “r” in “read,” “/w/” to the “w” in “we,” and “/j/” to the “y” in “yield.” As with FIG. 11K, each phoneme is represented by a corresponding activation of one or more cutaneous actuators generating a haptic output of a type indicated by the fill pattern as shown. Note that the phonemes “/![custom character]()
/,” “/d/,” and “/w/,” all correspond to haptic outputs of multiple cutaneous actuators as indicated by the straight arrow, with direction of activation sequence, shown above the illustrations of their haptic outputs as shown in FIG. 11N. For example, the phoneme “/d/” shows an activation of cutaneous actuators from the proximal to distal positions along a single column of cutaneous actuators, as shown.
