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From Controls on the Steering Wheel to Controls on the Finger: Using Smart Rings for In-Vehicle Interactions

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Bogdan-Florin Gheran,

Radu-Daniel VatavuAuthors Info & Claims

DIS' 20 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Pages 299 - 304

https://doi.org/10.1145/3393914.3395851

Published: 06 July 2020 Publication History

Abstract

We explore the opportunity of shifting car controls from the steering wheel to the driver's fingers by means of smart rings that enable tap, touch, and mid-air gesture input. We also discuss the opportunity of using smart rings together with other input modalities toward more efficient and safer in-vehicle interactions. By accounting for the driver's location, activity, and distance from the car, we identify unique characteristics of smart rings to control the connected car compared to steering wheel controls, smartphones and in-vehicle touchscreens, mid-air gestures, and voice commands. We also present application opportunities for smart ring input for both in-vehicle and outside-the-vehicle interaction.

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1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices

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DIS' 20 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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DOI:10.1145/3393914

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