Title :
Perceptual Analysis of Vibrotactile Flows on a Mobile Device
Author :
Jongman Seo ; Seungmoon Choi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Pohang Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Pohang, South Korea
Abstract :
"Vibrotactile flow" refers to a continuously moving sensation of vibrotactile stimulation applied by a few actuators directly onto the skin or through a rigid medium. Research demonstrated the effectiveness of vibrotactile flow for conveying intuitive directional information on a mobile device. In this paper, we extend previous research by investigating the perceptual characteristics of vibrotactile flows rendered on a mobile device and proposing a synthesis framework for vibrotactile flows with desired perceptual properties.
Keywords :
actuators; haptic interfaces; mobile computing; vibrations; actuators; intuitive directional information; mobile device; perceptual analysis; perceptual characteristics; perceptual properties; vibrotactile flow; vibrotactile stimulation; Handheld devices; Mobile communication; Perception; Phantoms; Tactile sensors; Vibrotactile flow; analysis; mobile device; perception; phantom sensation; synthesis; traveling wave; user interface;
Journal_Title :
Haptics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TOH.2013.24
