Navigation by vibration: Effects of vibrotactile feedback on a navigation task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-84

  Li, Yueqing ^a   Jeon, Woo Ram ^b   Nam, Chang S ^b  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Duration; Frequency; Navigation; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; NAVIGATION;

AMPLITUDE; DURATION; FREQUENCY; SPATIAL ORIENTATIONS; TASK COMPLETION TIME; VIBRO-TACTILE FEEDBACKS; VIBRO-TACTILE INTERFACES; VIBROTACTILE;

USER INTERFACES;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; MALE; NAVIGATION TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBROTACTILE FEEDBACK; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84923614025     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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