Using a haptic belt to convey non-verbal communication cues during social interactions to individuals who are blind

McDaniel, Troy; Krishna, Sreekar; Balasubramanian, Vineeth N; Colbry, Dirk; Panchanathan, Sethuraman

doi:10.1109/have.2008.4685291

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“…Both of these technologies have the obvious disadvantage that the user is restricted to a seated position with immobile augmentations. Recently we have explored the use of vibrotactile technologies on a belt like form factor for delivering direction and distance information [10]. Unfortunately, the waist (combined with a belt like form factor) did not prove suitable for delivering high intensity data like facial expressions.…”

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Exploring the dorsal surface of the fingers for visuo-haptic sensory substitution

Krishna

Bala

Panchanathan

2010

2010 IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games

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In this paper, a novel haptic interface is presented for exploring the dorsal surface of the finger phalanges as visuohaptic sensory substitution modality. The constructional details of the proposed haptic glove are detailed along with two experiments that explore vibrotactile localization and spatiotemporal cue identification among users who are blind and sighted, but blind-folded. The use of the dorsal surface of the fingers ensures that there is no functional inconvenience to the fingers or the hand. The results of the experiments are promising and offer an effective means for delivering high intensity (bandwidth) visual data in auxiliary sensory channels when vision is deprived or overloaded.

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the dorsal surface of the fingers for visuo-haptic sensory substitution

Krishna

Bala

Panchanathan

2010

2010 IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games

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“…In such systems the body is instrumented with actuators, for example a vibrotactile belt that helps a visually impaired person navigate her surroundings [14].…”

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AirWave

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Patel

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Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

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Input modalities such as speech and gesture allow users to interact with computers without holding or touching a physical device, thus enabling at-a-distance interaction. It remains an open problem, however, to incorporate haptic feedback into such interaction. In this work, we explore the use of air vortex rings for this purpose. Unlike standard jets of air, which are turbulent and dissipate quickly, vortex rings can be focused to travel several meters and impart perceptible feedback. In this paper, we review vortex formation theory and explore specific design parameters that allow us to generate vortices capable of imparting haptic feedback. Applying this theory, we developed a prototype system called AirWave. We show through objective measurements that AirWave can achieve spatial resolution of less than 10 cm at a distance of 2.5 meters. We further demonstrate through a user study that this can be used to direct tactile stimuli to different regions of the human body.

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“…For individuals who are blind, obstructing hearing can present frustrating or even dangerous situations, particularly when traveling in public places such as crossing a street. The haptic belt [16] (Fig. 4) was developed to convey the direction and distance of acquaintances.…”

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An interdisciplinary approach to the design, development and deployment of person-centered accessible technologies

Panchanathan

McDaniel

Balasubramanian

2013

2013 International Conference on Recent Trends in Information Technology (ICRTIT)

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Over the last few years, significant strides have been made toward enhancing the naturalness and acceptance of multimedia systems through the principles of Human-Centered Multimedia Computing (HCMC), a field of computational science where user needs, expectations, adoption and adaptation preferences guide interface and system design. While progress has greatly benefited the broader "able" population, those with disabilities are largely ignored, and must often force-fit available solutions or wait for add-on features that only partially solve usability issues. Given the diversity of disabilities, a personcentered rather than human-centered approach is needed. Previously, we proposed enriching the design philosophy of HCMC by considering perspectives from disabilities. More recently, we have proposed Person-Centered Multimedia Computing (PCMC) to emphasize individual user needs and coadaptive systems. In this paper, we present an interdisciplinary approach to realizing person-centered accessible technologies. The basis of the approach is three complementary research thrusts: human-centered design, socio-personal dynamics, and socio-technological practices. These research thrusts are interconnected through three perspectives of disability research: technology, adaptation and policy. The results of several case studies will be presented to highlight how this approach has aided the development of person-centered accessible technologies from early conceptualization to commercialization.

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Using a haptic belt to convey non-verbal communication cues during social interactions to individuals who are blind

Cited by 74 publications

References 9 publications

Exploring the dorsal surface of the fingers for visuo-haptic sensory substitution

Exploring the dorsal surface of the fingers for visuo-haptic sensory substitution

AirWave

An interdisciplinary approach to the design, development and deployment of person-centered accessible technologies

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