TY - GEN
T1 - A pragmatic approach to the design and implementation of a vibrotactile belt and its applications
AU - Edwards, Nathan
AU - Rosenthal, Jacob
AU - Moberly, Daniel
AU - Lindsay, Jon
AU - Blair, Kris
AU - Krishna, Sreekar
AU - McDaniel, Troy
AU - Panchanathan, Sethuraman
PY - 2009/12/15
Y1 - 2009/12/15
N2 - A human centered pragmatic approach to the design and implementation of a vibrotactile belt is presented in this paper. Based on a) extensive usability feedback we've collected over the past year, and b) a thorough survey of existing design guidelines from the literature, we propose a set of design guidelines for the development of haptic belts that can span seamlessly across various applications. These guidelines cover three important aspects for haptic belts: functionality, performance and usability, which are vital for longitudinal use by end users. Taking a human-centric approach from these design guidelines, we demonstrate the construction of a wirelessly controlled haptic belt design that is versatile, usable and practical. Implementation details of the belt are given, along with a preliminary usability study and a brief review of some of the important application areas of haptic belts. Results from the usability study reveal that participants were very pleased with the proposed haptic belt, and found it to be easy to wear and use.
AB - A human centered pragmatic approach to the design and implementation of a vibrotactile belt is presented in this paper. Based on a) extensive usability feedback we've collected over the past year, and b) a thorough survey of existing design guidelines from the literature, we propose a set of design guidelines for the development of haptic belts that can span seamlessly across various applications. These guidelines cover three important aspects for haptic belts: functionality, performance and usability, which are vital for longitudinal use by end users. Taking a human-centric approach from these design guidelines, we demonstrate the construction of a wirelessly controlled haptic belt design that is versatile, usable and practical. Implementation details of the belt are given, along with a preliminary usability study and a brief review of some of the important application areas of haptic belts. Results from the usability study reveal that participants were very pleased with the proposed haptic belt, and found it to be easy to wear and use.
KW - Assistive devices
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Haptic belt
KW - Tactile display
KW - Tactile icons
KW - Tactons
KW - Vibrotactile belt
KW - Vibrotactile display
KW - Vibrotactile wearable
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U2 - 10.1109/HAVE.2009.5356126
DO - 10.1109/HAVE.2009.5356126
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:76649124560
SN - 9781424442188
T3 - 2009 IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, HAVE 2009 - Proceedings
SP - 13
EP - 18
BT - 2009 IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, HAVE 2009 - Proceedings
T2 - 2009 IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, HAVE 2009
Y2 - 7 November 2009 through 8 November 2009
ER -