The area 1644 within the housing 1672 to the side of the cutaneous actuator 1602 in FIG. 16N may be used to contain a dampening member 1604 (as described and shown above with respect to FIG. 16A) that is located within the housing 1672. The dampening member 1604 is located between the cutaneous actuator 1602 and the roof 1674 of the housing 1672. The dampening member 1604 dampens the haptic vibrations 1616 generated by the cutaneous actuator 1602 and focuses the haptic vibrations 1616 at a distinct location on the body 1618 of the user wearing the haptic communication device 1670.
The area 1644 in FIG. 16N may also be used to contain a spacing member 1606 (as illustrated and described above with respect to FIG. 16A) that is located within the housing 1672. A portion of the spacing member 1606 is located between the dampening member 1604 and a section 1646 of the cutaneous actuator 1602 extending outward from a center of the cutaneous actuator 1602 to position the cutaneous actuator 1602 such that the cutaneous actuator 1602 does not rub against or contact the roof 1674.
Envelope Encoding of Speech Signals for Transmission to Cutaneous Actuators
