NailTactors: eyes-free spatial output using a nail-mounted tactor array

Meng-Ju Hsieh; Rong-Hao Liang; Bing-Yu Chen

doi:10.1145/2935334.2935358

NailTactors: eyes-free spatial output using a nail-mounted tactor array

Meng-Ju Hsieh, Rong-Hao Liang, Bing-Yu Chen

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of using a nail-mounted array of tactors, NailTactors, as an eyes-free output device. By rim-attached eccentric-rotating-mass (ERM) vibrators to artificial nails, miniature high-resolution tactile displays were realized as an eyes-free output device. To understand how to deliver rich signals to users for valid signal perception, three user studies were conducted. The results suggest that users can not only recognized absolute and relative directional cues, but also recognized numerical characters in EdgeWrite format with an overall 89% recognition rate. Experiments also identified the optimal placement of ERM actuators for maximizing information transfer.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Place of Publication	New York, NY, USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	29-34
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4408-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935358
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2016) - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sep 2016 → 9 Sep 2016 Conference number: 18 http://mobilehci.acm.org/2016/

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2016)
Abbreviated title	MobileHCI'16
Country	Italy
City	Florence
Period	6/09/16 → 9/09/16
Internet address	http://mobilehci.acm.org/2016/

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Hsieh, M-J, Liang, R-H & Chen, B-Y 2016, NailTactors: eyes-free spatial output using a nail-mounted tactor array. in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, NY, USA, pp. 29-34, 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2016), Florence, Italy, 6/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935358

NailTactors: eyes-free spatial output using a nail-mounted tactor array. / Hsieh, Meng-Ju; Liang, Rong-Hao; Chen, Bing-Yu.

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2016. p. 29-34.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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