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First Steps Towards Designing Electrotactons: Investigating Intensity and Pulse Frequency as Parameters for Electrotactile Cues

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Yosuef Alotaibi,

John H Williamson,

Stephen Anthony BrewsterAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '22: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3501863

Published: 29 April 2022 Publication History

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Electrotactile stimulation is a novel form of haptic feedback. There is little work investigating its basic design parameters and how they create effective tactile cues. This paper describes two experiments that extend our knowledge of two key parameters. The first investigated the combination of pulse width and amplitude (Intensity) on sensations of urgency, annoyance, valence and arousal. Results showed significant effects: increasing Intensity caused higher ratings of urgency, annoyance and arousal but reduced valence. We established clear levels for differentiating each sensation. A second study then investigated Intensity and Pulse Frequency to find out how many distinguishable levels could be perceived. Results showed that both Intensity and Pulse Frequency significantly affected perception, with four distinguishable levels of Intensity and two of Pulse Frequency. These results add significant new knowledge about the parameter space of electrotactile cue design and help designers select suitable properties to use when creating electrotactile cues.

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First Steps Towards Designing Electrotactons: Investigating Intensity and Pulse Frequency as Parameters for Electrotactile Cues
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Haptic devices

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Seetohul VSchweitzer KBöhmer M(2024)ShoulderTapper: Providing Directional Cues through Electrotactile Feedback for Target Acquisition in Pick-by-Light SystemsProceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3701571.3701597(228-234)Online publication date: 1-Dec-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3701571.3701597
Han YLu YZuo YSong HChou CWang XLi XLi LNiu CHou W(2023)Substitutive proprioception feedback of a prosthetic wrist by electrotactile stimulationFrontiers in Neuroscience10.3389/fnins.2023.113568717Online publication date: 21-Feb-2023
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1135687
Duente TSchulte JLucius MRohs M(2023)Colorful Electrotactile Feedback on the WristProceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3626705.3627800(172-184)Online publication date: 3-Dec-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626705.3627800

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