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Introduction
Haptic technology, or haptics, is a tactile feedback technology that takes advantage of our sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, and/or motions to the user through a device. The vibration alarm in a smart phone enabled with GPS, digital compass and accelerometer can be used to help in localisation and navigation. Haptic feedback can provide a neck-up interaction between the user and the mobile device.
Spatial Data
Why Haptics?
Touch is the first sense to develop when we are born and the last sense used before death. It is 20 times faster than vision. No need of continuous user interaction with the mobile device.
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Need not be a map expert to understand the way haptic feedback works. Humans are highly sensitive to vibrations up to1000Hz (most sensitive at 250Hz) The user can interact with the real environment and people around rather than the mobile device.
Feedback
Interaction
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Image
Figure 1. Walking followed by a standing still
Conclusion
Haptic feedback can be used as an effective mode of communication for navigation using the vibration alarm with varying frequency and sensitivity. Users were able to navigate from start point to destination without having to interact with the device at all times. Accelerometer data can be used to detect user motion and help us localize people in an indoor environment by combing the data with building plans.
Figure 2. Walking downstairs
Building plan
Research presented in this poster was funded by a Strategic Research Cluster Grant (07/SRC/I1168) by Science Foundation Ireland under the National Development Plan. The authors gratefully acknowledge this support.