A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Haptic Interfaces on Task Performance with Teleoperation Systems

Nitsch, Verena; Färber, Berthold

doi:10.1109/toh.2012.62

Cited by 52 publications

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“…A similar observation was made by Nitsch et al [89], who performed a meta-analysis on the effects of haptic interfaces on task performance with teleoperation systems. They stated: "This heterogeneity in TABLE III EVALUATION MEASURE, EFFECT SIZE, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, EXPERIMENT DESIGN, AND STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDIES COMPARING A GUIDANCE SYSTEM TO NO GUIDANCE findings also reflects the impression one gains when viewing the literature: that a wide disparity in methods, tasks and systems exists, which are difficult to unite under broader themes".…”

Section: B Evaluation Measuressupporting

confidence: 72%

The Effect of Haptic Support Systems on Driver Performance: A Literature Survey

Petermeijer

Abbink

Mulder

et al. 2015

IEEE Trans. Haptics

115

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A large number of haptic driver support systems have been described in the scientific literature. However, there is little consensus regarding the design, evaluation methods, and effectiveness of these systems. This literature survey aimed to investigate: (1) what haptic systems (in terms of function, haptic signal, channel, and supported task) have been experimentally tested, (2) how these haptic systems have been evaluated, and (3) their reported effects on driver performance and behaviour. We reviewed empirical research in which participants had to drive a vehicle in a real or simulated environment, were able to control the heading and/or speed of the vehicle, and a haptic signal was provided to them. The results indicated that a clear distinction can be made between warning systems (using vibrations) and guidance systems (using continuous forces). Studies typically used reaction time measures for evaluating warning systems and vehicle-centred performance measures for evaluating guidance systems. In general, haptic warning systems reduced the reaction time of a driver compared to no warnings, although these systems may cause annoyance. Guidance systems generally improved the performance of drivers compared to non-aided driving, but these systems may suffer from after-effects. Longitudinal research is needed to investigate the transfer and retention of effects caused by haptic support systems.

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Section: B Evaluation Measuressupporting

confidence: 72%

The Effect of Haptic Support Systems on Driver Performance: A Literature Survey

Petermeijer

Abbink

Mulder

et al. 2015

IEEE Trans. Haptics

115

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“…To evaluate vibrotactile warnings, studies have often used measures of speed (e.g., reaction time or time to return to lane) and accuracy (e.g., error rate, collision rate) [10], [60], [61]. Reaction times are typically measured from the onset of a stimulus to a measurable reaction of the driver (e.g., eyes on the road or steering reaction) [10].…”

Section: B Vibrotactile Stimuli As Warning Messagementioning

confidence: 99%

Vibrotactile Displays: A Survey With a View on Highly Automated Driving

Petermeijer

Winter

Bengler

2016

IEEE Trans. Intell. Transport. Syst.

116

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The task of car driving is automated to an ever greater extent. In the foreseeable future, drivers will no longer be required to touch the steering wheel and pedals and could engage in non-driving tasks such as working or resting. Vibrotactile displays have the potential to grab the attention of the driver when the automation reaches its functional limits and the driver has to take over control. The aim of the present literature survey is to outline the key physiological and psychophysical aspects of vibrotactile sensation and to provide recommendations and relevant research questions regarding the use of vibrotactile displays for taking over control from an automated vehicle. Results showed that a distinction can be made between four dimensions for coding vibrotactile information (amplitude, frequency, timing, and location), each of which can be static or dynamic. There is a consensus that frequency and amplitude are less suitable for coding information than location and timing. Vibrotactile stimuli have been shown to be effective as simple warnings. However, vibrations can evoke annoyance, and providing vibrations in close spatial-temporal proximity might cause a lack of comprehension of the signal. We describe the sequential stages of a takeover process and argue that vibrotactile displays are a promising candidate for redirecting the attention of a distracted driver. Furthermore, vibrotactile displays hold potential for supporting cognitive processing and action selection while resuming control of an automated vehicle. Finally, we argue that multimodal feedback should be used to assist the driver in the takeover process.

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“…Regarding the effect sizes, the reporting of ω 2 (estimator of the effect on the population) or η 2 (relative effect size in the sample including unaccounted variance) is preferred to the report of partial η 2 p (relative effect size in the sample without unaccounted variance) [59,60]. The report of all of these values is beneficial to use the data for sample size calculations of subsequent studies [49] and for meta-analyses [61]. As many scientific journals allow digital supplements to publications, the supply of anonymous experimental data in such a form has to be considered.…”

Section: Reporting the Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human Perception Measures for Product Design and Development—A Tutorial to Measurement Methods and Analysis

Hatzfeld

Kühner

Söllner

et al. 2017

MTI

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This tutorial describes the necessary steps for designing and conducting a perception experiment in order to obtain design parameters for human-machine interactions. It is intended for engineers and product designers, which require design parameters not included in the current state of the art. Topics addressed are the preposition of hypotheses, the selection of parameters, psychophysical measurement procedures and the calculation of sample sizes. Relevant steps for data analysis from psychology and social sciences are applied to the engineering and design context and guidelines for reporting results are given. The required steps are illustrated with an example experiment assessing detection thresholds of damping parameters of haptic automotive rotary controls with regard to parameters like knob diameter and distraction. Results imply significant effects of knob diameter on both absolute and differential thresholds, but no effect of distraction, implying a good transferability of laboratory results to real-world applications.

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A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Haptic Interfaces on Task Performance with Teleoperation Systems

Cited by 52 publications

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The Effect of Haptic Support Systems on Driver Performance: A Literature Survey

The Effect of Haptic Support Systems on Driver Performance: A Literature Survey

Vibrotactile Displays: A Survey With a View on Highly Automated Driving

Human Perception Measures for Product Design and Development—A Tutorial to Measurement Methods and Analysis

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