CHS: Small: Creating Versatile Vibrotactile Displays

许多消费设备包括振动触觉技术，以增强用户可用的通信途径。尽管期望很高，但这项技术并没有像预期的那样广泛实施，在许多设备中，触觉输出仅限于提供简单的警报。问题是，这一相对狭窄的应用领域是否反映了技术本身的局限性，或者反映了触觉信号可以在不同设备中开发和实施的简单性。研究的重点是开发工具和人体性能模型，以便设计师可以在各种应用中优化触觉技术的使用。这包括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征。振动触觉技术没有像预期的那样广泛实施，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，了解如何通过为不同用户群体提供定制触觉和触觉信号的工具来满足他们的需求将是至关重要的。正在开发一种图形设计工具，该工具可以与不同的致动器一起使用，以显示物理上的振动触觉效果，并确定其相关的感觉和情感属性。进行用户研究是为了评估图形用户界面和评估所呈现内容的效果。作为这一过程的一部分，用户指出他们对所显示的刺激的偏好和关联，以便可以将这些结合到界面中。更广泛地实施触觉通信将要求该技术能够支持更广泛的用户范围和不同的用户功能。

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.