KnitDermis: Fabricating Tactile On-Body Interfaces Through Machine Knitting
KnitDermis: Fabricating Tactile On-Body Interfaces Through Machine Knitting
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10.1145/3461778.3462007
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2021-06
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Jin Hee Kim;Kunpeng Huang;Simone White;Melissa Conroy;H. Kao
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作者：
Jin Hee Kim;Kunpeng Huang;Simone White;Melissa Conroy;H. Kao
我们提出了KnitDermis，身体上的接口，提供表现力的非振动机械触觉反馈的穿着者的身体。通过机器编织，它们将形状记忆合金微弹簧嵌入编织通道中，当被激活时，这些弹簧会在皮肤上传递触觉。KnitDermis接口利用机器编织的成形特性，使其能够产生苗条，可拉伸和多功能的形式，可以符合未充分探索的身体位置，如突出的关节和凸形身体位置。我们介绍了一种制造方法和一系列的案例研究，以设计各种形状因子，纹理和触觉模式，包括压缩，捏，刷和扭曲。我们进行了一项用户研究，以引出KnitDermis在不同身体部位的有效性和可穿戴性，并让用户了解设想的用例和对界面的看法。我们从我们广泛的研究，通过设计调查的潜力，针织作为一个柔软的方法，近体和表达触觉界面的见解。
We present KnitDermis, on-body interfaces that deliver expressive non-vibrating mechanotactile feedback on the wearer’s body. Fabricated through machine knitting, they embed shape-memory alloy micro-springs in knitted channels, which deliver tactile sensations on the skin when activated. KnitDermis interfaces take advantage of machine knitting’s shaping properties which allow it to generate slim, stretchable, and versatile forms that can conform to underexplored body locations, such as protruded joints and convex body locations. We introduce a fabrication approach and a series of case studies to design a wide range of form factors, textures, and tactile patterns, including compression, pinching, brushing, and twisting. We conduct a user study to elicit KnitDermis’ effectiveness and wearability on diverse body locations and engage users to unpack envisioned use cases and perceptions towards the interfaces. We draw insights from our extensive research-through-design investigations on the potential of knitting as a soft approach for close-body and expressive tactile interfaces.