Orienting Kinesthetically: A Haptic Handheld Wayfinder for People with Visual Impairments
Tomohiro Amemiya, Hisashi Sugiyama · 2010 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
This paper presents a novel haptic direction indicator that provides real-time navigational guidance through kinesthetic cues rather than audio or vibrotactile feedback. The device exploits a perceptual phenomenon called the "pseudo-attraction force technique": by generating…
haptic feedback · wayfinding · navigation · orientation and mobility · blindness