“HangerON : A Belt-Type Human Walking Controller Using the Hanger Reflex Haptic Illusion” by Kon, Nakamura and Kajimoto
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2017
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Entry Number: 10
Title:
- HangerON : A Belt-Type Human Walking Controller Using the Hanger Reflex Haptic Illusion
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Description:
While walking with a navigation device, visual and auditory navigation information can require interpretation, and may distract the user from potential hazards. As a novel way to provide navigation information without distraction, we propose a method whereby the Hanger Reflex, which is an illusory phenomenon caused by haptic stimulus, influences walking. We have developed a way to stimulate the Hanger Reflex at the user’s waist, thus eliciting rotation towards the left or right. In this paper, we describe three different uses of our system: 1) Normal walking navigation, in which the device automatically navigates the user to the destination; 2) remote control of one user by another user; and 3) self-control of walking.
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Keyword(s):
- Hanger Reflex
- Walking Navigation
- Pseudo-Force
Additional Images:
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Acknowledgements:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP15K12079.