%0 Conference Paper %A Hartwig, Valentina %A Vanello, Nicola %A Gassert, Roger %A Chapuis, Dominique %A Santarelli, Maria Filomena %A Positano, Vincenzo %A Ricciardi, Emiliano %A Pietrini, Pietro %A Landini, Luigi %A Bicchi, Antonio %B EuroHaptics 2004 %C Munich, Germany %D 2004 %F eprints:3368 %I EuroHaptics Society %P 456-458 %T A compatibility test for tactile displays designed for fMRI studies %U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/3368/ %X The purpose of this document is to provide a compatibility test for mechatronic devices to be used within a diagnostic MR environment. In order to design new devices that can produce tactile stimuli of different nature inside the MRI environment, compatibility tests with several materials and mechatronic devices are reported. Results of these experiments are analyzed in order to evaluate artefacts caused by the presence and actuation of the devices.