Paper Info
Title
RüttelFlug: a wrist-worn sensing device for tactile vertical velocity perception in 3d-space.
Abstract
Engine-less flight like Paragliding or Hang Gliding heavily relies on leveraging thermals to prolong the experience. At the same time, descending air currents or abnormal weather conditions potentially lead to extreme sink or lift, endangering the pilots. So-called variometers measure the vertical velocity and use auditory and visual encoding to inform pilots of their movement. However, this is often perceived as intrusive, as the loud sound of the devices can spoil flying experience or distract the pilot, especially during takeoff and landing. Vibrotactile cues offer an alternative to communicate velocity changes unobtrusively. This paper presents RüttelFlug, a wrist-worn tactile variometer. We conducted initially a formative study to explore suitable vibration patterns that can clearly be distinguished by users. The system was implemented and evaluated in-flight by experienced paraglider pilots, who rated the system as attractive and unobtrusive.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2971763.2971795
ISWC
Keywords
Field
DocType
Haptic Interaction, Tactile Display, Wearable Variometer, Wrist-Worn, Vibrotactile Patterns, Calm Technology
Wrist,Simulation,Computer science,Takeoff and landing,Paragliding,Variometer,Vertical velocity,Hang,Perception,Calm technology,Embedded system
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1550-4816
4
0.73
References 
Authors
5
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Erik Pescara1135.77
M. Beigl22034311.09
Matthias Budde317523.08