Velazquez Ramiro, Bazan Omar
Mechatronics and Control Systems Lab (MCS), Universidad Panamericana, 20290, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:2103-6. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626205.
This paper presents preliminary work towards the evaluation of an on-shoe tactile display that enables users to obtain information through the sense of touch of their feet. A series of experiments were designed to determine the performances of 20 healthy sighted and 5 blind voluntary subjects. Tests evaluated the perception of simple shapes, patterns, and directional instructions. Results show that some information is discriminable and that tactile-foot stimulation could be used for a wide number of applications in human-machine interaction. In particular, results suggest that the blind perform better in some key tasks and that it is feasible to exploit podotactile feedback for mobility and navigation assistance of the blind.
本文展示了对一种鞋上触觉显示器进行评估的初步工作，该显示器能让用户通过脚部触觉获取信息。设计了一系列实验来测定20名视力正常的健康志愿者和5名盲人志愿者的表现。测试评估了对简单形状、图案和方向指示的感知。结果表明，一些信息是可辨别的，并且足部触觉刺激可用于人机交互中的大量应用。特别是，结果表明盲人在一些关键任务中表现更好，并且利用足部触觉反馈为盲人的移动和导航提供辅助是可行的。
