HCC:Small: Tactile communication in human-computer Interactions

触觉通信系统代表了一个有前途的竞技场，用于通过使用相对未充分使用的感觉系统（触觉）来呈现信息来增强人机交互。拟议的研究的目标是了解如何触觉可以用来促进人机交互，通过使用触觉提示，通常是在视觉或听觉模态呈现的信息。触觉信号类似于振动手机或寻呼机产生的信号。使用具有分布在皮肤上的振动电机阵列的触觉显示器的挑战之一是确定可以触觉地呈现什么类型的信息，振动触觉刺激的哪些方面可以用于有效地传达该信息，以及什么任务受益于触觉提示。这项研究的一个目标是建立一个概念框架，为计算机界面设计者提供指导，指导他们如何创建触觉通信系统，以减少工作量，减少与信息过载相关的错误，并减少完成任务所需的时间。这项研究的广泛影响和应用远远超出了计算机界面，所有用于向用户显示信息的触觉界面，特别是那些有视觉和听觉障碍的用户。触觉显示器正在开发中，以帮助视障人士导航，并帮助听力受损的学习唇读;拟议的研究直接影响这些显示器的发展，通过确定最佳性能的振动触觉信号，用户可以很容易地学习和识别。除了这些应用，本研究是高度相关的触觉反馈在移动的设备中的实施，并提供指导，以最有效地处理由用户的信号类型。

Tactile communication systems represent a promising arena for enhancing human-computer interactions by using a relatively underused sensory system, the sense of touch, to present information. The goal of the proposed research is to understand how the sense of touch can be used to facilitate human-computer interactions by presenting information using tactile cues that is usually presented in the visual or auditory modalities. The tactile signals are similar to those produced by a vibrating cell phone or pager. One of the challenges in using a tactile display that has an array of vibrating motors distributed over the skin is in determining what type of information can be presented tactually, which aspects of vibrotactile stimulation can be used to convey this information effectively, and what tasks benefit from tactile cues. One objective of the proposed research is to develop a conceptual framework that provides guidance to computer-interface designers on how tactile communication systems can be created that reduce work load, decrease errors associated with information overload and diminish the time taken to complete tasks.The broader impact and application of this research extends well beyond computer interfaces, to all tactile interfaces that are used to display information to users, particularly those with visual and auditory impairments. Tactile displays are being developed to aid navigation in the visually impaired and to assist the hearing impaired in learning to lip read; the proposed research directly impacts the development of these displays by determining the optimal properties of vibrotactile signals that users can easily learn and identify. In addition to these applications, the present research is highly relevant to the implementation of tactile feedback in mobile devices and provides guidance as to the types of signals that are processed most efficiently by users.