Title
Vibrotactile Inputs To The Feet Can Modulate Vection
Abstract
Vection refers to the illusion of self-motion when a significant portion of the visual field is stimulated by visual flow, while body is still. Vection is known to be strong for peripheral vision stimulation and relatively weak for central vision. In this paper, the results of an experimental study of central linear vection with and without vibrotactile feet stimulation are presented. Three types of vibratory stimuli were used: a sinusoidal signal, pink noise, and a chirp signal. Six subjects faced a screen looking at a looming visual flow that suggested virtual forward motion. The results showed that the sensation of self-motion happened faster and its intensity was the strongest for sinusoidal vibrations at constant frequency. For some subjects, a vibrotactile stimulus with an increasing frequency (a chirp) elicited as well a stronger vection. The strength of sensation of self-motion was the lowest in the cases when pink noise vibrations and no vibrotactile stimulation accompanied the visual flow stimulation. Possible application areas are mentioned.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2013
2013 WORLD HAPTICS CONFERENCE (WHC)
virtual reality,vibrations
Field
DocType
Citations 
Illusion,Computer vision,Looming,Computer science,Pink noise,Peripheral vision,Artificial intelligence,Chirp,Stimulus (physiology),Acoustics,Visual field,Sensation
Conference
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.64
9
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ildar Farkhatdinov16813.48
Nizar Ouarti2416.25
Vincent Hayward31343172.28