Exploring the Design of Vibrotactile Cues for Visio-Haptic Sensory Substitution
Description
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a haptic interface for augmenting human-human interpersonal interactions by delivering facial expressions of an interaction partner to an individual who is blind using a visual-to-tactile mapping of facial action units and emotions. Pancake shaftless vibration motors are mounted on the back of a chair to provide vibrotactile stimulation in the context of a dyadic (one-on-one) interaction across a table. This work explores the design of spatiotemporal vibration patterns that can be used to convey the basic building blocks of facial movements according to the Facial Action Unit Coding System. A behavioral study was conducted to explore the factors that influence the naturalness of conveying affect using vibrotactile cues.
Date Created
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2014-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Bala, Shantanu
- Thesis director: Panchanathan, Sethuraman
- Committee member: McDaniel, Troy
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Computer Science and Engineering Program
- Contributor (ctb): Department of Psychology