Presenting directions with a vibrotactile torso display

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-313

  Van Erp, Jan B F ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intuitive display; Navigation; Orientation; Touch; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; REMOTE CONTROL; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VIBROTACTILE AIDS; VISION AIDS;

TACTILE NAVIGATION DISPLAYS; TORSO; VIBROTACTILE DISPLAYS;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

ACCURACY; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; TRUNK; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; MALE; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 16844374407     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013042000327670     Document Type: Article

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