Distance encoding in vibro-tactile guidance cues

Markus  Straub; Andreas  Riener; Alois Ferscha Ferscha

6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services

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Distance encoding in vibro-tactile guidance cues

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6938,
    author={Markus  Straub and Andreas  Riener and Alois Ferscha Ferscha},
    title={Distance encoding in vibro-tactile guidance cues},
    proceedings={6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS},
    year={2009},
    month={11},
    keywords={Tactograms Vibro-tactile guidance cues Distance encoding Space awareness.},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6938}
}

Markus Straub
Andreas Riener
Alois Ferscha Ferscha
Year: 2009
Distance encoding in vibro-tactile guidance cues
MOBIQUITOUS
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6938

Markus Straub¹^,*, Andreas Riener¹^,*, Alois Ferscha Ferscha¹^,*

1: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Pervasive Computing, Altenberger Str. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.

*Contact email: straub@pervasive.jku.at, riener@pervasive.jku.at, ferscha@pervasive.jku.at

Abstract

To navigate in unfamiliar places is, for obvious reasons, particularly difficult for blind people. In this research we used vibro-tactile guidance cues with the goal of allowing users to reach their destination with the most efficiency. Our hypothesis was that adding distance information should improve walking speed and accuracy, however, similar results were obtained with and without distance information.

Keywords: Tactograms Vibro-tactile guidance cues Distance encoding Space awareness.

Published: 2009-11-10
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6938