101. Force and vibrotactile integration for 3D user interaction within virtual environments
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Yaoping Hu, Stanley Tarng, Jeremy Plouzeau, Frederic Merriene, Aida Erfanian, University of Calgary, Laboratoire d'Electronique, d'Informatique et d'Image UMR CNRS 6306 ( Le2i ), Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard ( UTBM ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers ( ENSAM ) -Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Laboratoire d'Electronique, d'Informatique et d'Image [EA 7508] (Le2i), Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies, HESAM Université (HESAM)-HESAM Université (HESAM)-Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies, and HESAM Université (HESAM)-HESAM Université (HESAM)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Computer science ,InformationSystems_INFORMATIONINTERFACESANDPRESENTATION(e.g.,HCI) ,Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [Informatique] ,Maximum likelihood ,Stereoscopy ,050105 experimental psychology ,law.invention ,Task (project management) ,Sensory integration ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,[ INFO.INFO-HC ] Computer Science [cs]/Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC] ,law ,Human–computer interaction ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Computer vision ,[INFO.INFO-HC]Computer Science [cs]/Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC] ,Sensory cue ,Haptic technology ,Modality (human–computer interaction) ,3D user interaction ,User performance ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,[ INFO.INFO-GR ] Computer Science [cs]/Graphics [cs.GR] ,Maximum likelihood estimation ,[INFO.INFO-GR]Computer Science [cs]/Graphics [cs.GR] ,Interface homme-machine [Informatique] ,Artificial intelligence ,Completion time ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Force and vibrotactile cues - Abstract
International audience; Proper integration of sensory cues facilitates 3D user interaction within virtual environments (VEs). Studies on multi-sensory integration of visual and haptic cues revealed that the integration follows maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). Little effort focuses however on integrating force and vibrotactile cues - two sub-categorical cues of the haptic modality. Hence, this paper presents an investigation on MLE's suitability for integrating these sub-categorical cues. Within a stereoscopic VE, human users performed a 3D interactive task of navigating a flying drone along a high-voltage transmission line in an inaccessible region and identifying defects on the line. The users had to identify defects via individual force or vibrotactile cues, and their combinations in co-located and dislocated settings. The co-located setting provided both cues on the right hand of the users; whereas the dislocated setting delivered the force and vibrotactile cues on the right hand and forearm of the users, respectively. Task performance of the users, such as completion time and accuracy, was assessed under each cue and setting. The presence of the vibrotactile cue promoted a better performance than the force cue alone. This was in agreement with the role of tactile cues in sensing surface properties, herein setting a baseline for using MLE. The task performance under the co-located setting indicated certain degrees of combining those under the individual cues. In contrast, the performance under the dislocated setting was alike that under the individual vibrotactile cue. These observations imply an inconclusiveness of MLE to integrate both cues in a co-located setting for 3D user interaction.
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- 2017
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