Title :
The Effect of Weight on the Perception of Vibrotactile Intensity with Handheld Devices
Author :
Yao, Hsin-Yun ; Hayward, Vincent ; Cruz, Manuel ; Grant, Danny
Author_Institution :
Ctr. For Int. Machines, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
The objective of this study was to determine whether the weight of a vibrating handheld object influenced the perceived intensity of its vibrations. Experiments were conducted to determine the subjective equivalence of vibrotactile intensity for objects that had the same size but had different weights. The results suggest that for the same surface acceleration and hence the same movement, the heavier is the device, the stronger is the perceived intensity
Keywords :
haptic interfaces; vibration control; handheld device; surface acceleration; vibrating handheld object; vibration intensity; vibrotactile intensity; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Actuators; Coils; Handheld computers; Haptic interfaces; Laboratories; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic levitation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
EuroHaptics Conference, 2007 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. World Haptics 2007. Second Joint
Conference_Location :
Tsukaba
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2738-8
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2007.112
