The electronic circuitry 1608 is inserted into the housing 1632 along with the cutaneous actuator 1602 to power the cutaneous actuator 1602 and transmit the actuator signals to the cutaneous actuator 1602 to cause the cutaneous actuator 1602 to generate the haptic vibrations 1616. The electronic circuitry 1608 is located within a space between the cutaneous actuator 1602 and an inner wall of the housing 1632 (e.g., inner wall 1658 shown below in FIG. 16G). In one embodiment, the electronic circuitry 1608 is a PCB and includes a temperature measurement sensor. The electronic circuitry 1608 may measure the onboard temperature of the haptic communication device 1630 and transmit corresponding measurement signals to a main electronic system offboard. Responsive to the temperature exceeding a threshold, the electronic circuitry 1608 may terminate operation of the cutaneous actuators. For example, if the temperature increases to uncomfortable levels, a main electronic system may cut power to the cutaneous actuator 1602 via the electronic circuitry 1608.
FIG. 16F is a perspective view of the example haptic communication device 1630 including a centering member 1640, in accordance with an embodiment. FIG. 16F includes the housing 1632, a portion of the roof 1634, electronic circuitry 1608, and the centering member 1640. In other embodiments, the haptic communication device 1600 may include additional or fewer components than those described herein. Similarly, the functions can be distributed among the components and/or different entities in a different manner than is described here.
