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Location-free haptic interaction for large-area social applications

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In this paper, we discuss the potential of force perception technologies for realizing hand-held devices in the field of social systems. We propose and develop an interactive force-sensation-based navigation system for waiters based on a force perception technology that we have proposed. The navigation system consists of our new hand-held haptic interface and a camera-based position and posture identification system. Since the proposed compact haptic interface does not require external grounding, it can be used outside the laboratory and does not interrupt human activity. We verify the feasibility of the system in trials where we collected the responses of system users.

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This work was supported by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan. Part of this work was supported by sponsorship from CREST, JST and the Fire Defense Agency, Japan. We thank Dr. Ichiro Kawabuchi for developing the force display. We also thank Dr. Dairoku Sekiguchi for advice about image processing.

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  1. Human and Information Science Laboratory, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0198, Japan

    Tomohiro Amemiya & Hideyuki Ando

  2. Department of Bioinformatic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Taro Maeda

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Amemiya, T., Maeda, T. & Ando, H. Location-free haptic interaction for large-area social applications. Pers Ubiquit Comput 13, 379–386 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-008-0198-z

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