Cruise control for pedestrians: Controlling walking direction using electrical muscle stimulation

M Pfeiffer, T Dünte, S Schneegass, F Alt… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Pedestrian navigation systems require users to perceive, interpret, and react to navigation
information. This can tax cognition as navigation information competes with information from …

Exploring vibrotactile feedback on the body and foot for the purpose of pedestrian navigation

A Meier, DJC Matthies, B Urban… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present an evaluation of vibrotactile onbody feedback for the purpose of
pedestrian navigation. For this specific task, many researchers already provide different …

EarVR: Using ear haptics in virtual reality for deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people

M Mirzaei, P Kan, H Kaufmann - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has a great potential to improve skills of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
(DHH) people. Most VR applications and devices are designed for persons without hearing …

EarTouch: turning the ear into an input surface

T Kikuchi, Y Sugiura, K Masai, M Sugimoto… - Proceedings of the 19th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we propose EarTouch, a new sensing technology for ear-based input for
controlling applications by slightly pulling the ear and detecting the deformation by an …

Design and evaluation of shape-changing haptic interfaces for pedestrian navigation assistance

AJ Spiers, AM Dollar - IEEE transactions on haptics, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Shape-changing interfaces are a category of device capable of altering their form in order to
facilitate communication of information. In this work, we present a shape-changing device …

Can You Ear Me? A Comparison of Different Private and Public Notification Channels for the Earlobe

D Stanke, T Duente, KC Demir, M Rohs - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The earlobe is a well-known location for wearing jewelry, but might also be promising for
electronic output, such as presenting notifications. This work elaborates the pros and cons of …

Shock Me The Way: Directional Electrotactile Feedback under the Smartwatch as a Navigation Aid for Cyclists

T Duente, D Stanke, M Klose, B Simon… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Cycling navigation is a complex and stressful task as the cyclist needs to focus
simultaneously on the navigation, the road, and other road users. We propose directional …

Spatial knowledge acquired from pedestrian urban navigation systems

S Bertel, T Dressel, T Kohlberg, V von Jan - Proceedings of the 19th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
We investigated the spatial knowledge that users of pedestrian navigation support acquire
about the navigated area. In particular, we compare two conditions: A spatially richer …

Activearring: Spatiotemporal haptic cues on the ears

M Lee, S Je, W Lee, D Ashbrook… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The symmetric configuration and the sensitivity of ears in addition to the long tradition of
earrings as adornment open up the possibility for smart ear-worn devices. Taking advantage …

" Vection field" for pedestrian traffic control

M Furukawa, H Yoshikawa, T Hachisu… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
Visual signs and audio cues are commonly used for pedestrian control in the field of general
traffic research. Because pedestrians need to first acquire and then recognize such cues …