Neuro-cognitively inspired haptic user interfaces |
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Authors: | Kanav Kahol Sethuraman Panchanathan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Fulton College of Engineering, Arizona State University, 85281 Tempe, USA |
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Abstract: | Haptic systems and devices are a recent addition to multimodal systems. These devices have widespread applications such as
surgical simulations, medical and procedural training, scientific visualizations, assistive and rehabilitative devices for
individuals who have physical or neurological impediments and assistive devices for individuals who are blind. While the potential
of haptics in natural human machine interaction is undisputable, the realization of such means is still a long way ahead.
There are considerable research challenges to development of natural haptic interfaces. The study of human tactile abilities
is a recent endeavor and many of the available systems still do not incorporate the domain knowledge of psychophysics, biomechanics
and neurological elements of haptic perception. Development of smart and effective haptic interfaces and devices requires
extensive studies that link perceptual phenomena with measurable parameters and incorporation of such domain knowledge in
the engineering of haptic interfaces. This paper presents design, development and usability testing of a neuro-cognitively
inspired haptic user interface for individuals who are blind. The proposed system design is inspired by neuro-cognitive basis
of haptic perception and incorporates the computational aspects and requirements of multimodal information processing system.
Usability testing of the system suggests that a biologically inspired haptic user interfaces may form a powerful paradigm
for haptic user interface design.
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Keywords: | Haptic user interfaces Design guidelines for haptic interfaces |
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