Foot Perception Navigation - Floor-Based Guidance

VR Society of Japan 2022 • 2022

Foot Perception Navigation - Floor-Based Guidance

Overview

The soles of feet are almost constantly in contact with external environments like the floor and ground. This research proposes a walking guidance system utilizing this relationship. First, spatial perception characteristics of human plantar haptic sensation were investigated. Based on the perceptual characteristics obtained from experiments, design guidelines for haptic stimuli in a floor-based navigation system were derived.

Key Features

  • Plantar perception characteristic research
  • Spatial perception investigation
  • Navigation system design guidelines
  • Environmental display application

Technologies

Haptic FeedbackNavigation SystemsUser ExperienceAccessibility

Authors

Narin OkazakiTakatoshi YoshidaBalandra AlfonsoYoshihiro KashinoMasahiko Inami