Assistive technology uses multi-modal feedback devices, focusing on the visual, auditory,
and haptic modalities. Tactile devices provide additional information via touch sense …

Visual interfaces can provide a great density of information. However, the required focused
visual attention results in a high cognitive effort. This cognitive load significantly increases …

Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) can convey visuospatial information through
spatialised auditory or tactile stimulation using wearable technology. However, the level of …

There is a steadily growing number of mobile communication systems that provide spatially
encoded tactile information to the humans' torso. However, the increased use of such hands …

Recent advances in virtual reality and robotic technologies have allowed researchers to
explore the mechanisms underlying bodily aspects of self-consciousness which are largely …

Tactile sensing is inherently contact based. To use tactile data, robots need to make contact
with the surface of an object. This is inefficient in applications where an agent needs to make …

This article investigated the localization ability of an impulse vibration source outside the
body in two-dimensional space. We tested whether humans can recognize the direction or …

Haptic input is a common input method for navigation aids for visual impaired people,
leveraging an otherwise unused sensory channel depending on the body region, but …

Maps enable location and navigational inferences by providing individuals with a layout of
an environment. However, comprehension of traditional maps relies heavily on visual cues …

The purpose of this research is to propose the method providing visually impaired users with
environment understanding via haptic vibration information. According to studies on …