Towards Haptic Surface Devices with Force Feedback for Visually Impaired People

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

We introduce the principles of a haptic interface for finger-movement based exploration of image content through force-feedback
Accessibility
Augmented Reality
Sensory Substitution
Haptic Interface
Authors

Simon Gay

Marc-Aurèle Rivière

Edwige Pissaloux

Published

July 12, 2018

Doi

10.1007/978-3-319-94274-2_36

Abstract

This paper presents a new haptic surface tablet that can provide force feedback to the user. Force feedback means that the device can react to the user’s movements and apply a force against or in-line with these movements, according to the tactile properties of a displayed image. The device consists of a frame attached to a tactile tablet that generates a force feedback to user’s finger when exploring the surface, providing haptic informations about the displayed image. The experimental results suggest the relevance of this tablet as an assistive device for visually impaired people in perceiving and understanding the content of a displayed image. Several potential applications are briefly presented.

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BibTeX citation:
@inproceedings{gay2018,
  author = {Simon Gay and Marc-Aurèle Rivière and Edwige Pissaloux},
  editor = {Miesenberger Klaus and Kouroupetroglou Georgios},
  publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
  title = {Towards {Haptic} {Surface} {Devices} with {Force} {Feedback}
    for {Visually} {Impaired} {People}},
  booktitle = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume = {10897},
  pages = {258-266},
  date = {18-07-12},
  url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-94274-2_36},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-94274-2_36},
  isbn = {978-3-319-94273-5 978-3-319-94274-2},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {This paper presents a new haptic surface tablet that can
    provide force feedback to the user. Force feedback means that the
    device can react to the user’s movements and apply a force against
    or in-line with these movements, according to the tactile properties
    of a displayed image. The device consists of a frame attached to a
    tactile tablet that generates a force feedback to user’s finger when
    exploring the surface, providing haptic informations about the
    displayed image. The experimental results suggest the relevance of
    this tablet as an assistive device for visually impaired people in
    perceiving and understanding the content of a displayed image.
    Several potential applications are briefly presented.}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Simon Gay, Marc-Aurèle Rivière, & Edwige Pissaloux. (18 C.E.). Towards Haptic Surface Devices with Force Feedback for Visually Impaired People. In Miesenberger Klaus & Kouroupetroglou Georgios (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 10897, pp. 258–266). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94274-2_36