Bharat Dandu, Yitian Shao, Andrew A. Stanley, Y. Visell
{"title":"Spatiotemporal Haptic Effects from a Single Actuator via Spectral Control of Cutaneous Wave Propagation","authors":"Bharat Dandu, Yitian Shao, Andrew A. Stanley, Y. Visell","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816149","url":null,"abstract":"A key challenge in haptic engineering is to design methods for stimulating the skin – a continuous medium with infinitely many degrees of freedom – via practical devices with few degrees of freedom. Here, we show how to use a single actuator to generate tactile stimuli with dynamically controlled spatial extent. The method is based on the frequency-dependent damping of propagating waves in the skin. We use full-field optical vibrometry to show that vibrations introduced at the fingertip elicit waves in the finger that propagate proximally toward the hand. We show that these waves travel distances that decrease rapidly with frequency. We demonstrate the utility of these results by designing haptic effects that produce wave fields that expand or contract in size, and that can be delivered via a single actuator. In a perception experiment, subjects accurately (median >95%) identified these stimuli as expanding or contracting without prior exposure or training. These findings demonstrate how the physics of waves in the skin can be exploited for the design of spatiotemporal tactile effects that are practical and effective.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"17 1","pages":"425-430"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78256835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Objective and Subjective Assessment of Algorithms for Reducing Three-Axis Vibrations to One-Axis Vibrations","authors":"Gunhyuk Park, K. J. Kuchenbecker","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816148","url":null,"abstract":"A typical approach to creating realistic vibrotactile feedback is reducing 3D vibrations recorded by an accelerometer to 1D signals that can be played back on a haptic actuator, but some of the information is often lost in this three-to-one (321) dimensional reduction process. This paper describes five real-time 321 algorithms and proposes four performance metrics that indicate the average value and the variability of the output signal’s spectral match and temporal match across 3D rotations of the input vector. These four performance metrics were applied to four texture recordings, and the method utilizing the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) was found to be the best regardless of the sensing axis. We also recruited 16 human subjects to assess the perceptual similarity achieved by each 321 algorithm in real time. We found the four metrics correlated well with the subjectively rated similarities for four of the dimensional reduction algorithms, with the exception of taking the 3D vector magnitude, which was perceived to be good despite its low average spectral and temporal match metrics.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"30 1","pages":"467-472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81607803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Haptic Speech Communication Using Stimuli Evocative of Phoneme Production","authors":"M. Vargas, Antoine Weill--Duflos, J. Cooperstock","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816145","url":null,"abstract":"The tactile sense can be used as a channel for general communication, especially in contexts where the visual and auditory modalities are occupied with other tasks or compromised. We propose a new method for communicating generic words through the sense of touch that relies on delivering vibration patterns, representing the phonemes composing the words, to the user’s skin through two vibrotactile transducers worn on the forearm. The novelty of this technique is that vibration patterns are created from the audio of the corresponding English phoneme, resulting in vibration patterns that resemble physical characteristics when uttering the phoneme during normal speech. After 100 minutes of training, participants were able to recognize 50 words rendered haptically with an average accuracy of 94.4%. Results support the possibility of using the proposed apparatus in real-world applications.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"32 1","pages":"610-615"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86898263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tactile Design: Translating User Expectations into Vibration for Plausible Virtual Environments*","authors":"Robert Rosenkranz, M. Altinsoy","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816177","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a novel design strategy for whole-body vibration based on user expectations which facilitates product design and the creation of plausible virtual environments. In both applications vibration parameters need to be derived from user expectations. Users can quantify their tactile expectations by rating a compact set of familiar sensory perceptual attributes (e.g. \"tingling\", \"weak\") without prior training. These ratings could be translated into parameters of vibration eliciting the expected perceptual attributes with the help of the relationship uncovered in a previous study. But are such attributes useful for the synthesis of whole-body vibration? To answer this question audio-visual-tactile vehicle scenes were recorded and rated for their elicited perceptual attributes. Subsequently scenes with vibration synthesized from these ratings were created. In a second experiment recorded scenes and synthesized scenes were rated for their perceived plausibility. Results show that plausibility ratings are extremely similar between recorded and synthesized vibration despite clear temporal spectral differences. These findings suggest that the plausibility illusion can be produced by presenting vibration which elicit the expected perceptual attributes. Thus, tactile perceptual attributes are sufficient to quantify user expectations from which plausible vibration can be systematically designed.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"307-312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87596957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guidance-based Two-Dimensional Haptic Contour Rendering for Accessible Photography","authors":"Jongho Lim, Yongjae Yoo, Seungmoon Choi","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816151","url":null,"abstract":"Touching the faces of loved ones on a photograph can be a strong means to invoke associated pleasant memories to visually-impaired users, as seeing is to sighted users. Inspired by this long-term goal of multimodal accessible photography, we present in this paper a two-dimensional contour rendering algorithm based on haptic guidance using force feedback for tactile graphics. We begin with a basic algorithm for one contour and find its optimal guidance parameters by a user study. This basic algorithm is then applied to rendering geometric primitives, and its perceptual performance is evaluated by a shape identification experiment. We extend the basic algorithm to cover multiple contours and apply it to rendering portrait photographs. Major facial features are extracted from photographs, and their contours are rendered by our algorithms. It is demonstrated that users can accurately recognize emotional expressions on the faces, suggesting the high potential of our approach for enhancing accessible photography.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"35 1","pages":"401-406"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84657154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Howard, Gerard Gallagher, A. Lécuyer, C. Pacchierotti, M. Marchal
{"title":"Investigating the Recognition of Local Shapes Using Mid-air Ultrasound Haptics","authors":"Thomas Howard, Gerard Gallagher, A. Lécuyer, C. Pacchierotti, M. Marchal","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816127","url":null,"abstract":"Mid-air haptics technologies are able to convey haptic sensations without any direct contact between the user and the haptic interface. One representative example of this technology is ultrasound haptics, which uses ultrasonic phased arrays to deliver haptic sensations. Research on ultrasound haptics is only in its beginnings, and the literature still lacks principled perception studies in this domain. This paper presents a series of human subject experiments investigating important perceptual aspects related to the rendering of 2D shapes by an ultrasound haptic interface (the Ultrahaptics STRATOS platform). We carried out four user studies aiming at evaluating (i) the absolute detection threshold for a static focal point rendered via amplitude modulation, (ii) the absolute detection and identification thresholds for line patterns rendered via spatiotemporal modulation, (iii) the ability to discriminate different line orientations, and (iv) the ability to perceive virtual bumps and holes. These results shed light on the rendering capabilities and limitations of this novel technology for 2D shapes.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"9 1","pages":"503-508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87134335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Komi Chamnongthai, T. Endo, S. Nisar, F. Matsuno, Kenta Fujimoto, Marina Kosaka
{"title":"Fingertip Force Learning with Enhanced Haptic Sensation using Stochastic Resonance","authors":"Komi Chamnongthai, T. Endo, S. Nisar, F. Matsuno, Kenta Fujimoto, Marina Kosaka","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816114","url":null,"abstract":"In many haptic training systems, the users need to wear a finger holder in order to interact with the system and learn fine motor skills. This procedural requirement of using a finger holder is known to decrease the user force-detection capability at the fingertip, which could lead to poor learning outcomes. In order to increase the fingertip force-detection capabilities of the user, one possible way is to use Stochastic Resonance (SR). However, the effects of SR on a fingertip placed inside a finger holder are hitherto unknown. In this paper, first we investigate the effects of SR on the user haptic performance when the fingertip is placed inside a finger holder. Then, we propose a new haptic training method that utilizes haptic feedback and SR to improves the user performance outcomes. The results show that the user fingertip sensitivity significantly increases even when the fingertip is enclosed by a finger holder. We performed a force learning task to compare the user performance under two conditions: (i) haptic feedback with SR (proposed method), and (ii) haptic feedback without SR. The results demonstrate that the user performance, measured through task accuracy, increases with the proposed method. These findings indicate the effectiveness of the proposed haptic training method and application of SR in motor-skill learning.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"267 1","pages":"539-544"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79802786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The crossed-hands deficit in temporal order judgments occurs for present, future, and past hand postures","authors":"K. Drewing, Frieder Hartmann, J. Vroomen","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816125","url":null,"abstract":"When people judge the temporal order (TOJ task) of two tactile stimuli at the two hands while their hands are crossed, performance is much worse than with uncrossed hands [1]. This crossed-hands deficit is widely considered to indicate interferences of external spatial coordinates with body-centered coordinates in the localization of touch [2]. Similar deficits have also been observed when people are only about to move their hands towards a crossed position [3]–[5], suggesting a predictive update of external spatial coordinates. Here, we extend the investigation of the dynamics of external coordinates during hand movement. Participants performed a TOJ task while they executed an uncrossing or a crossing movement, and during presentation of the TOJ stimuli the present posture of the hands was crossed, uncrossed or in-between. Present, future and past crossed-hands postures decreased performance in the TOJ task, suggesting that the update of external spatial coordinates of touch includes both predictive processes and processes that preserve the recent past. In addition, our data corroborate the flip model of crossed-hands deficits [1], and suggest that more pronounced deficits come along with higher time requirements to resolve interferences.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"23 1","pages":"145-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82470435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elaine Czech, Mina Shibasaki, Keitaro Tsuchiya, R. Peiris, K. Minamizawa
{"title":"Multi-modal Design to Promote Social Engagement with Dementia Patients","authors":"Elaine Czech, Mina Shibasaki, Keitaro Tsuchiya, R. Peiris, K. Minamizawa","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816108","url":null,"abstract":"Haptic technologies applied as a means of fulfilling the social needs of dementia patients is an unexplored area of research. Patients with dementia face many limitations that prevent them from engaging with others. For example, as dementia progresses, it becomes more difficult to communicate verbally. We propose a multi-modal system that is personalized and incorporates both active and passive haptic elements can bridge the communication gap between verbal and non-verbal communicators and improve interpersonal relationships. We applied a community-centered design methodology to develop our technological solution so that it would be functional and appropriate for our target audience. We tested our solution, a book which incorporated haptic technologies, with our target audience, and our preliminary analysis of their feedback suggests that there are many opportunities in which multimodal systems can be used to improve the social engagement of dementia patients.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"43-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73034755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atsushi Matsubayashi, Hiroki Oikawa, Saya Mizutani, Yasutoshi Makino, H. Shinoda
{"title":"Display of Haptic Shape Using Ultrasound Pressure Distribution Forming Cross-Sectional Shape","authors":"Atsushi Matsubayashi, Hiroki Oikawa, Saya Mizutani, Yasutoshi Makino, H. Shinoda","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2019.8816094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2019.8816094","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a method for expressing the shape of a virtual object using ultrasound tactile presentation. In this method, the cross-sectional shape of a finger penetrating the virtual object is estimated from a point cloud acquired by a depth sensor. An ultrasound focus is moved around the cross-sectional shape at a high speed, which enables the generation of a pressure distribution on the finger corresponding to the position of the object surface. This method can be applied to any 3D polygon mesh model, and the local shape of the model can be recognized from the change in the pressure distribution when the finger is inserted into it. We conducted a numerical simulation and a user study to verify the effectiveness of this method for object shape recognition.","PeriodicalId":6702,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)","volume":"37 1","pages":"419-424"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78342440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}