Let your body move: a prototyping toolkit for wearable force feedback with electrical muscle stimulation

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Pub Date : 2016-09-06 DOI:10.1145/2935334.2935348

Max Pfeiffer, Tim Duente, M. Rohs

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Abstract

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is a promising wearable haptic output technology as it can be miniaturized considerably and delivers a wide range of haptic output. However, prototyping EMS applications is challenging. It requires detailed knowledge and skills about hardware, software, and physiological characteristics. To simplify prototyping with EMS in mobile and wearable situations we present the Let Your Body Move toolkit. It consists of (1) a hardware control module with Bluetooth communication that uses off-the-shelf EMS devices as signal generators, (2) a simple communications protocol to connect mobile devices, and (3) a set of control applications as starting points for EMS prototyping. We describe EMS-specific parameters, electrode placements on the skin, and user calibration. The toolkit was evaluated in a workshop with 10 researchers in haptics. The results show that the toolkit allows to quickly generate non-trivial prototypes. The hardware schematics and software components are available as open source software.

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让你的身体移动:一个原型工具包可穿戴力反馈与电肌肉刺激

肌肉电刺激(EMS)是一种很有前途的可穿戴式触觉输出技术，因为它具有小型化和提供大范围的触觉输出的特点。然而，对EMS应用程序进行原型设计是具有挑战性的。它需要详细的硬件、软件和生理特性方面的知识和技能。为了简化EMS在移动和可穿戴环境下的原型设计，我们提出了Let Your Body Move工具包。它包括(1)一个具有蓝牙通信的硬件控制模块，它使用现成的EMS设备作为信号发生器，(2)一个简单的通信协议来连接移动设备，以及(3)一组控制应用程序作为EMS原型设计的起点。我们描述了ems特定的参数，电极在皮肤上的位置，和用户校准。该工具包在一个由10名触觉研究人员组成的研讨会上进行了评估。结果表明，该工具包允许快速生成重要的原型。硬件原理图和软件组件可以作为开源软件获得。

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