Tactile localization accuracy at the low back

S Pratt, BM Wand, DA Hince, MJ Travers… - Attention, Perception, & …, 2024 - Springer
Localizing tactile stimulation is an important capability for everyday function and may be
impaired in people with persistent pain. This study sought to provide a detailed description …

SoundHapticVR: Head-Based Spatial Haptic Feedback for Accessible Sounds in Virtual Reality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

PK Chelladurai, Z Li, M Weber, T Oh… - Proceedings of the 26th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Virtual Reality (VR) systems use immersive spatial audio to convey critical information, but
these audio cues are often inaccessible to Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals. To …

Augmenting locomotor perception by remapping tactile foot sensation to the back

AF Jouybari, N Ferraroli, M Bouri, SH Alaoui… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Sensory reafferents are crucial to correct our posture and movements, both
reflexively and in a cognitively driven manner. They are also integral to developing and …

Encoding of spatial patterns using electrotactile stimulation via a multi‐pad electrode placed on the torso

FA Jure, EG Spaich, J Malešević, M Kostić… - Artificial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tactile stimulation can be used to convey information to a user in different
scenarios while avoiding overloading other senses. Tactile messages can be transmitted as …

The characteristics of the implicit body model of the trunk

S Pratt, BM Wand, DA Hince, MJ Travers… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Knowing where the body is in space requires reference to a stored model of the size and
shape of body parts, termed the body model. This study sought to investigate the …

Three-Dimensional Position Presentation Via Head and Waist Vibrotactile Arrays

S Tawa, H Nagano, Y Tazaki… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel system designed to convey the three-dimensional positions
surrounding the user. The system incorporates circumferential vibrotactile arrays …

Investigating the Effects of Intensity and Frequency on Vibrotactile Spatial Acuity

B Huang, PH Dietz, D Wigdor - IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vibrotactile devices are commonly used in applications for sensory substitution or to provide
feedback in virtual reality. An important aspect of vibrotactile perception is spatial acuity …

Remapping of stance-phase tactile foot sensation to the back modulates locomotor perception with limited adaptation

AF Jouybari, N Ferraroli, M Bouri, SH Alaoui… - Authorea …, 2023 - techrxiv.org
We developed an untethered robotic system that provides walking-related sensory feedback
remapped non-invasively to the wearerâ\euro™ s back. Using the so-called FeetBack …

Measuring the spatial Acuity of vibrotactile Stimuli: A new Approach to determine universal and individual Thresholds

M vom Stein, M Hoppe, M Sommer, KD Wolf - Displays, 2023 - Elsevier
Tactile perception is an increasingly popular gateway in human–machine interaction, yet
universal design guidelines for tactile displays are still lacking, largely due to the absence of …

[PDF][PDF] Deconstruction of Body Representation of the Back in Healthy Back Pain-free Individuals and People with Chronic Low Back Pain

S Pratt - 2024 - researchonline.nd.edu.au
Abstract Changes in various body representations have been increasingly investigated and
subsequently posited to be potentially important factors in the development and …