DocumentCode :
2688158
Title :
Efficiency analysis in a collaborative task with reciprocal haptic feedback
Author :
Groten, Raphaela ; Feth, Daniela ; Peer, Angelika ; Buss, Martin ; Klatzky, Roberta
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. Control Eng., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich, Germany
fYear :
2009
fDate :
10-15 Oct. 2009
Firstpage :
461
Lastpage :
466
Abstract :
Although it is reported in the literature that haptic feedback leads to improved performance in kinesthetic collaborative tasks, it has not been investigated so far whether this advantage is accompanied by a higher physical workload. This paper is an initial effort to examine efficiency in haptic interaction: We relate physical effort to a performance outcome in a virtual pursuit tracking task. An experimental study is conducted to compare efficiency in a collaborative mutual haptic feedback condition to three control conditions, where participants either acted alone or collaboratively without haptic feedback from the partner. Results show that reciprocal haptic feedback does not improve efficiency, although participants´ performance was generally improved when doing the task with a partner, relative to executing it alone. This is due to the greater effort associated with physical connection between partners. However, the effort is more fairly distributed between partners when haptic feedback from the partner is provided. Haptic feedback may be more efficient when the amount of necessary communication between partners increases compared to the task studied here.
Keywords :
haptic interfaces; human-robot interaction; kinesthetic collaborative task; reciprocal haptic feedback; virtual pursuit tracking task; Collaborative work; Costs; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Human robot interaction; Intelligent robots; International collaboration; Particle measurements; Performance analysis; USA Councils;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3803-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3804-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2009.5354612
Filename :
5354612
Link To Document :
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