Development of Dual Tactor Capability for a Soldier Multisensory Navigation and Communication System

Soldier-Based Assessment of a Dual-Row Tactor Display during Simultaneous Navigational and Robot-Monitoring Tasks

“…The objective of this experiment was to empirically evaluate simultaneous presentations of navigation and robot communication/monitoring using tactile patterns composed of 2 different types of advanced tactors during operationally relevant scenarios. This dual-row tactile cueing approach has been successfully demonstrated and was associated with positive regard by Soldiers (Elliott et al 2013). As shown in Fig.…”

“…This dual-row tactile cueing approach has been successfully demonstrated, and was associated with positive regard by Soldiers (Elliott, Mortimer, Cholewiak, Mort, Zets, & Pittman, 2013).…”

“…Practical tactile and multisensory display systems should be designed for salience (i.e., rapid and easy comprehension). Thus, conveying simultaneous tactile direction and command cues can be challenging as the tactile technology, human perception limits, and task environment may impose real practical limits on the salience of tactile cues and the effectiveness of users in detecting and identifying relevant patterns (Elliott et al 2013).…”