In one embodiment, the actuator signal generator 1876 generates the actuator signals 1818 by increasing or decreasing an overlap time between haptic vibrations generated by each cutaneous actuator of a pair of the cutaneous actuators 1822 based on the extracted parameters 1852. The overlap time between the beginning of the transmitting of second haptic vibrations by a second cutaneous actuator and the end of the transmitting of first haptic vibrations by a first cutaneous actuator provides continuous tactile touch motions instead of the user experiencing isolated vibrations at different locations on the user's body 1826. By changing the overlap time between haptic vibrations, a large number of combinations, rhythms or messages may be reproduced.
In one embodiment, the actuator signal generator 1876 generates the actuator signals 1818 by increasing or decreasing a duration of the haptic vibrations 1824 corresponding to the actuator signals 1818 based on the extracted parameters 1852. A cutaneous actuator 1822 may begin transmitting haptic vibrations 1824 at time t1 and end at time t2 after a time interval indicating a duration time of the haptic vibrations 1824. The smooth continuous motions may be modeled as a function of the duration time t2?t1 of the haptic vibrations 1824 for stroking motion. The duration time t2?t1 determines the speed of the stroke. The duration time t2?t1 of the haptic vibrations 1824 may be increased or decreased to provide better communication of the haptic sensations in a message and words of a social touch lexicon.