FingerFlux: near-surface haptic feedback on tabletops

M Weiss, C Wacharamanotham, S Voelker… - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and …, 2011dl.acm.org
We introduce FingerFlux, an output technique to generate near-surface haptic feedback on
interactive tabletops. Our system combines electromagnetic actuation with permanent
magnets attached to the user's hand. FingerFlux lets users feel the interface before touching,
and can create both attracting and repelling forces. This enables applications such as
reducing drifting, adding physical constraints to virtual controls, and guiding the user without
visual output. We show that users can feel vibration patterns up to 35 mm above our table …
We introduce FingerFlux, an output technique to generate near-surface haptic feedback on interactive tabletops. Our system combines electromagnetic actuation with permanent magnets attached to the user's hand. FingerFlux lets users feel the interface before touching, and can create both attracting and repelling forces. This enables applications such as reducing drifting, adding physical constraints to virtual controls, and guiding the user without visual output. We show that users can feel vibration patterns up to 35 mm above our table, and that FingerFlux can significantly reduce drifting when operating on-screen buttons without looking.
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