Physical contact of devices: Utilization of beats for interpersonal communication

Soo Chul Lim, Seung Chan Kim, Jung Hoon Hwang, Dong Soo Kwon

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Abstract

In this paper, an interpersonal communication method based on tactile beats when devices are established physical contact will be proposed. Tactile beats are a well-known phenomenon that describes frequency modulation occurs when vibrating objects with similar but not same operating frequencies are physically connected. Vibrating signals at each configuration (no contact and contact with same/different frequency) were measured using a laser vibrometer. Preliminary user study revealed that the induced physical tactile stimulus was perceived well by the subjects. As an application, social touch interaction using hand-held devices with differently assigned operating vibration frequencies was described. Mapping the frequency deviation between devices to quantifiable social information, it is expected that the proposed algorithm can be applied for interpersonal communication based on physical contact with enhanced emotional and social experiences.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHaptics
Subtitle of host publicationGenerating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations - International Conference, EuroHaptics 2010, Proceedings
Pages348-353
Number of pages6
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventInternational Conference on Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations, EuroHaptics 2010 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 8 Jul 201010 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6191 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations, EuroHaptics 2010
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period8/07/1010/07/10

Keywords

  • haptic communication
  • physical contact
  • social interaction
  • tactile beats

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