A user interface that generates tactile sensation and sound sensation using somatosensory sensation

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25282004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Design science
• Research Institution: Future University-Hakodate
• Principal Investigator: OKAMOTO MAKOTO 公立はこだて未来大学, システム情報科学部, 教授 (90325887)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 秋田 純一 金沢大学, 電子情報学系, 教授 (10303265) ; 伊藤 精英 公立はこだて未来大学, システム情報科学部, 准教授 (90325895) ; 小野 哲雄 北海道大学, 情報科学研究科, 教授 (40343389)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ユーザインタフェース / 視覚障害者 / 聴覚障害者 / 体性感覚 / アクセシビリティ / 参加型デザイン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we developed the "environment perception user interfaces" which enable every person including hearing loss and visually impaired individuals to extend tactile sense or auditory perception for recognizing surroundings. In the case of user interface (UI) of the visually impaired, we developed the two UIs. First, a UI(F.B.Finger) conveys distance information to user's fingers using somatic and tactile sensations.Second, a UI(F.B.Surface) provides environmental changes, so that the users can obtain various kinds of environmental information. In the case of people with hearing impairments, we developed a UI (ONTENNA) that conveys the acoustic environment through hairs to skin of user's head.
International Conference Paper Award(ambient2012), SIGRAPH ASIA Good Presentation Award,Good Design Award BEST 100, Information Processing Society YAMAHA Award, Design Society Good Presentation Award.

Free Research Field

情報デザイン