CHS: Small: Creating Versatile Vibrotactile Displays

许多消费者设备包括振动触觉技术以增强用户可用的通信途径。 尽管有很高的期望，但这项技术并没有像预期的那样广泛实施，并且在许多设备中，触觉输出仅限于提供简单的警报。问题是，这种相对狭窄的应用领域是否反映了技术本身的局限性，或者触觉信号在不同设备中开发和实现的难易程度。研究的重点是开发工具和人类行为模型，以便设计师可以在各种应用中优化触觉技术的使用。这涉及创建一个可用于呈现各种触觉效果的振动触觉刺激库，并测量这些触觉信号在可穿戴和手持设备中呈现时的特性。振动触觉技术并没有像预期的那样广泛实施，并且在许多设备中，触觉输出仅限于提供简单的通知和警报。随着可穿戴触觉和触觉技术变得越来越普遍，了解如何通过为他们提供定制触觉和触觉信号的工具来满足不同用户社区的需求将是至关重要的。一个图形设计工具正在开发中，可以与不同的致动器显示物理振动触觉效果，并确定其相关的感官和情感属性。进行用户研究，以评估图形用户界面和评估所呈现内容的功效。作为该过程的一部分，用户指示他们对所显示的刺激的偏好和关联，以便这些可以被并入界面中。触觉通信的更广泛实施将要求该技术能够支持更广泛的用户和不同的用户功能。

Many consumer devices include vibrotactile technology to enhance the avenues of communication available to the user. Despite high expectations, this technology has not been as widely implemented as anticipated and in many devices tactile output is limited to the provision of simple alerts. The question arises as to whether this relatively narrow domain of application reflects limitations in the technology itself or in the ease with which tactile signals can be developed and implemented in different devices. The focus of the research is on developing the tools and human performance models so that designers can optimize the use of tactile technology in a variety of applications. This involves creating a library of vibrotactile stimuli that can be used to present a variety of tactile effects, and measuring the characteristics of these tactile signals when they are presented in wearable and hand-held devices. Vibrotactile technology has not been as widely implemented as anticipated and in many devices tactile output is limited to the provision of simple notifications and alerts. As wearable haptic and tactile technologies become more pervasive, it will be critical to understand how the needs of a diverse user community can be met by providing them with the tools to customize haptic and tactile signals. A graphical design tool is being developed that can be used with different actuators to display vibrotactile effects physically and to determine their associated sensory and emotional attributes. User studies are conducted to evaluate the graphical user interface and assess the efficacy of the content presented. As part of this process, users indicate their preferences and associations for the stimuli displayed so that these can be incorporated into the interface. More widespread implementation of tactile communication will require that the technology can support a broader range of users and different user functions.