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Towards a Cognitive Model of Human Mobility: An Investigation of Tactile Perception for use in Mobility Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

E. Pissaloux ,
R. Velazquez ,
M. Hersh  and
G. Uzan
E. Pissaloux*
Affiliation:
(UPMC & Université de Rouen, France)
R. Velazquez
Affiliation:
(Universidad Panamericana, Mexico)
M. Hersh
Affiliation:
(Glasgow University, Scotland)
G. Uzan
Affiliation:
(Université Paris 8, France)
*
(E-mail: pissaloux@sfr.fr)
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Abstract

This paper reports the results of the first three in a series of experiments on tactile perception which form part of a larger project on tactile perceptions and spatial representations and the design of tactile interfaces for mobility devices for blind, partially sighted and deafblind people. The results indicate the potential of tactile interfaces, including to support environmental exploration and mobility. The participants showed reasonably good ability to determine the direction of motion of an arrow, with best recognition rates in the up and right directions. They showed reasonably good ability to use a tactile interface to detect and avoid obstacles after a very short learning period and more limited ability to learn and remember an environmental representation using information from a tactile interface and walking through the environment without specific instructions.

Keywords

Tactile perceptionTactile representationTactiPadNatural navigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , January 2017 , pp. 1 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2016 

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