Title :
Tactile Feedback at the Finger Tips for Improved Direct Interaction in Immersive Environments
Author :
Scheibe, Robert ; Moehring, Mathias ; Froehlich, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Group Res., Volkswagen
Abstract :
We present a new tactile feedback system for finger-based interactions in immersive virtual reality applications that consists of shape memory alloy wires wrapped around tracked linger thimbles. The wires touch the inside of the finger tips and provide an impression when they are shortened. We use this system to communicate linger contacts with virtual objects in an application for usability and reachability studies of car interiors. Our experiments and an initial pilot study revealed that this type of feedback helps users to perform direct manipulation tasks with more reliability
Keywords :
feedback; haptic interfaces; virtual reality; direct interaction; finger-based interactions; immersive environments; immersive virtual reality; reachability study; shape memory alloy wires; tactile feedback system; tracked linger thimbles; virtual objects; Computer graphics; Crystalline materials; Displays; Feedback; Fingers; Shape memory alloys; Temperature; Usability; Virtual reality; Wires; Direct Interaction; I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics; Realism - Virtual Reality B.4.2 [Input/Output and Data Communication]: Input/Output Devices - Channels and Controllers; Shape Memory Alloys; Tactile Feedback;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference, 2007. VR '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0906-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0906-3
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2007.352508
