NDLI: Preliminary evaluation of podotactile feedback in sighted and blind users

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Velázquez, R. Bazán, O.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Mechatronics and Control Systems Lab (MCS), Universidad Panamericana, 20290, Aguascalientes, Mexico (Velázquez, R.; Bazán, O.)
Abstract	This paper presents preliminary work towards the evaluation of an on-shoe tactile display that enables users to obtain information through the sense of touch of their feet. A series of experiments were designed to determine the performances of 20 healthy sighted and 5 blind voluntary subjects. Tests evaluated the perception of simple shapes, patterns, and directional instructions. Results show that some information is discriminable and that tactile-foot stimulation could be used for a wide number of applications in human-machine interaction. In particular, results suggest that the blind perform better in some key tasks and that it is feasible to exploit podotactile feedback for mobility and navigation assistance of the blind.
Starting Page	2103
Ending Page	2106
File Size	1099606
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424441235
ISSN	1557170X
DOI	10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626205
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-08-31
Publisher Place	Argentina
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Navigation Shape Foot Pattern recognition Vibrations Performance evaluation Robots
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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