Does It Par-tickle?: Investigating the Relationship Between Mid-Air Haptics and Visual Representations of Surface Textures

Katarzyna Wojna; Orestis Georgious; David  Beattie; Michael Wright; Christof Lutteroth

doi:10.1109/TOH.2023.3272951

Does It Par-tickle? Investigating the Relationship Between Mid-Air Haptics and Visual Representations of Surface Textures

Katarzyna Wojna, Orestis Georgious, David Beattie, Michael Wright, Christof Lutteroth

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Abstract

Mid-air haptic feedback technology produces tactile sensations that are felt without the need for physical interactions. However, mid-air haptic experiences need to be congruent with visual cues to reflect user expectations. To overcome this, we investigate how to visually present properties of objects, so that what one feels is a more accurate prediction of what one sees. Specifically, this paper investigates the relationship between 8 visual parameters of a point-cloud representation of a surface (particle color, size, distribution, etc.) and 4 mid-air haptic spatial modulation frequencies (20, 40, 60 and 80 Hz). Our results and analysis reveal a statistical significance between low and high-frequency modulations and particle density, particle bumpiness (depth) and particle arrangement (randomness).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-566
Number of pages	6
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Haptics
Volume	16
Issue number	4
Early online date	4 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3272951
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2023

Funding

This work was supported by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant No.101017746 (project TOUCHLESS) and EPSRC grant No. EP/L016540/1.

Keywords

Haptic interfaces
Mid-air haptic
Rough surfaces
Standards
Surface roughness
Surface texture
Three-dimensional displays
Visualization
particles
ultrasound haptics
visualization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Science Applications

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