An Ultrasound Based Instrument Generating Audible and Tactile Sound

Miha Ciglar

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper, describes the second phase of an ongoing research project dealing with the implementation of an interactive interface. It is a "hands free" instrument, utilizing a non-contact tactile feedback method based on airborne ultrasound. The three main elements/components of the interface that will be discussed in this paper are: 1. Generation of audible sound by self-demodulation of an ultrasound signal during its propagation through air; 2. The condensation of the ultrasound energy in one spatial point generating a precise tactile reproduction of the audible sound; and 3. The feed-forward method enabling a real-time intervention of the musician, by shaping the tactile (ultra)sound directly with his hands.

Citation

Miha Ciglar. 2010. An Ultrasound Based Instrument Generating Audible and Tactile Sound. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177745

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Ciglar2010,
 abstract = {This paper, describes the second phase of an ongoing research project dealing with the implementation of an interactive interface. It is a "hands free" instrument, utilizing a non-contact tactile feedback method based on airborne ultrasound. The three main elements/components of the interface that will be discussed in this paper are: 1. Generation of audible sound by self-demodulation of an ultrasound signal during its propagation through air; 2. The condensation of the ultrasound energy in one spatial point generating a precise tactile reproduction of the audible sound; and 3. The feed-forward method enabling a real-time intervention of the musician, by shaping the tactile (ultra)sound directly with his hands.},
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {Ciglar, Miha},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177745},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {haptics, vibro-tactility, feedback, ultrasound, hands-free interface, nonlinear acoustics, parametric array.},
 pages = {19--22},
 title = {An Ultrasound Based Instrument Generating Audible and Tactile Sound},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_019.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}