Haptic feedback design for a virtual button along force-displacement curves

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a haptic feedback method for a virtual button based on the force-displacement curves of a physical button. The original feature of the proposed method is that it provides haptic feedback, not only for the "click" sensation but also for the moving sensation before and after transition points in a force-displacement curve. The haptic feedback is by vibrotactile stimulations only and does not require a force feedback mechanism. We conducted user experiments to show that the resultant haptic feedback is realistic and distinctive. Participants were able to distinguish among six different virtual buttons, with 94.1% accuracy even in a noisy environment. In addition, participants were able to associate four virtual buttons with their physical counterparts, with a correct answer rate of 79.2%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUIST 2013 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Pages91-96
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2013 - St. Andrews, United Kingdom
Duration: 8 Oct 201311 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameUIST 2013 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Conference

Conference26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CitySt. Andrews
Period8/10/1311/10/13

Keywords

  • Force-displacement curve
  • Haptic
  • Rigid surface
  • Tactile feedback
  • Virtual button

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