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ThermoFeet: Assessing On-Foot Thermal Stimuli for Directional Cues

Eska, Bettina ; Iyalekhue, Jeff-Owens ; Günther, Sebastian ; Niess, Jasmin ; Müller, Florian (2023)
ThermoFeet: Assessing On-Foot Thermal Stimuli for Directional Cues.
22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. Vienna, Austria (03.-06.12.2023)
doi: https://doi.org./10.1145/3626705.3627974
Konferenzveröffentlichung, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Thermal feedback has been studied for navigation purposes with directional cues and a variety of other use cases. Yet, to date, systems providing thermal feedback were primarily designed for the upper body, targeting hands and arms in particular. As these parts are often occupied with other tasks, there is a need to extend the design space of thermal feedback to other body parts. To close this gap, we assess thermal feedback on the user’s feet. This research explores if creating stimuli representing any direction on a circle with only four actuators is possible. To evaluate this concept, we conducted a user study asking the participants to indicate the perceived direction after getting a hot or cold stimulus by direct actuation using one actuator or phantom actuation using two actuators. The results indicate that the detection accuracy was higher for cold signals. In addition, the results showed higher recognition for stimuli linked to actuator distribution than phantom sensation due to spatial summation.

Typ des Eintrags: Konferenzveröffentlichung
Erschienen: 2023
Autor(en): Eska, Bettina ; Iyalekhue, Jeff-Owens ; Günther, Sebastian ; Niess, Jasmin ; Müller, Florian
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: ThermoFeet: Assessing On-Foot Thermal Stimuli for Directional Cues
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 3 Dezember 2023
Verlag: ACM
Buchtitel: MUM ’23: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Veranstaltungstitel: 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Veranstaltungsort: Vienna, Austria
Veranstaltungsdatum: 03.-06.12.2023
DOI: https://doi.org./10.1145/3626705.3627974
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Thermal feedback has been studied for navigation purposes with directional cues and a variety of other use cases. Yet, to date, systems providing thermal feedback were primarily designed for the upper body, targeting hands and arms in particular. As these parts are often occupied with other tasks, there is a need to extend the design space of thermal feedback to other body parts. To close this gap, we assess thermal feedback on the user’s feet. This research explores if creating stimuli representing any direction on a circle with only four actuators is possible. To evaluate this concept, we conducted a user study asking the participants to indicate the perceived direction after getting a hot or cold stimulus by direct actuation using one actuator or phantom actuation using two actuators. The results indicate that the detection accuracy was higher for cold signals. In addition, the results showed higher recognition for stimuli linked to actuator distribution than phantom sensation due to spatial summation.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 20 Fachbereich Informatik
20 Fachbereich Informatik > Telekooperation
Hinterlegungsdatum: 11 Apr 2024 12:09
Letzte Änderung: 04 Jul 2024 13:02
PPN: 51958046X
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