Application of tactile displays in sports: where to, how and when to move
conference paper
In this paper we explore the possibilities of tactile displays in sports applications, and report an experiment that shows that a tactile feedback systems improves rowing efficiency compared to traditional feedback systems. Earlier papers have shown that localized vibrations provide intuitive cues for orientation and navigation, i.e. where to move to, and motion initiation, i.e. how to move. In the first part of the paper we will give examples for the spin-off of these applications of tactile displays to the sports domain, including tactical guidance for soccer players (where) and body posture feedback for speed skaters and cyclists (how). In part two we report a study that extends the where and how examples with coordinated movement patterns. These systems also provide cues on when to move. In a laboratory experiment we showed that motion feedback with a localized and timed tactile cue resulted in better performance than the current methods of motion feedback.
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16380
Source title
Eurohaptics 2006, 3-6 July 2006, Paris, France
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