SENSITIVITY OF THE SKIN TO CHANGES IN THE RATE OF INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL STIMULI,

Abstract

The procedure used on the skin of the fingertip was to measure difference-limens (DLs) for the rate of intermittent mechanical pulses at pulse repetition rates of 1 to 320 cps. The general method was the same as that used on the eye and the ear. In four experiments, three different kinds of electrically actuated mechanical stimulators were used: a modified loud speaker motor, a magnetic phonograph cutting head, and a miniature vibration generator.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 1957
Accession Number
AD0626418

Entities

People

  • G. H. Mowbray
  • J. W. Gebhard

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Energy Systems
  • Generators
  • Phonographs
  • Repetition Rate
  • Reproduction (Copying)
  • Sensitivity
  • Sound Generators
  • Sound Reproduction Systems
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.