A systematic review on perceptual-motor calibration to changes in action capabilities

Andel, Steven van; Cole, Michael H.; Pepping, Gert‐Jan

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2016.11.004

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“…We can define, at the broadest level, perceptual-motor calibration as maintaining appropriately scaled movements when conditions change (Fajen, 2005). We will follow recent reviews of how humans scale movements under changing conditions (Brand & de Oliveira, 2017;Van Andel et al, 2017;Redding, Rossetti, & Wallace, 2005) and refer to this as perceptual-motor calibration, but note that calibration is a type of sensorimotor adaptation (Krakauer & Mazzoni, 2011;Wolpert et al, 2011), so often either term is used to describe changes very similar in nature (e.g. Bourgeois & Coello, 2012;Benson et al, 2011) 1 .…”

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Getting Back Into the Loop: The Perceptual-Motor Determinants of Successful Transitions out of Automated Driving

Mole

Lappi

Giles³

et al. 2019

Hum Factors

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Objective: To present a structured, narrative review highlighting research into human perceptual-motor coordination that can be applied to automated vehicle (AV)–human transitions. Background: Manual control of vehicles is made possible by the coordination of perceptual-motor behaviors (gaze and steering actions), where active feedback loops enable drivers to respond rapidly to ever-changing environments. AVs will change the nature of driving to periods of monitoring followed by the human driver taking over manual control. The impact of this change is currently poorly understood. Method: We outline an explanatory framework for understanding control transitions based on models of human steering control. This framework can be summarized as a perceptual-motor loop that requires (a) calibration and (b) gaze and steering coordination. A review of the current experimental literature on transitions is presented in the light of this framework. Results: The success of transitions are often measured using reaction times, however, the perceptual-motor mechanisms underpinning steering quality remain relatively unexplored. Conclusion: Modeling the coordination of gaze and steering and the calibration of perceptual-motor control will be crucial to ensure safe and successful transitions out of automated driving. Application: This conclusion poses a challenge for future research on AV-human transitions. Future studies need to provide an understanding of human behavior that will be sufficient to capture the essential characteristics of drivers reengaging control of their vehicle. The proposed framework can provide a guide for investigating specific components of human control of steering and potential routes to improving manual control recovery.

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Getting Back Into the Loop: The Perceptual-Motor Determinants of Successful Transitions out of Automated Driving

Mole

Lappi

Giles³

et al. 2019

Hum Factors

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“…The mechanism of calibration entails a mapping between sensory information and information generated by action, both of which can be manipulated to cause calibration to occur (van Andel et al, 2017). Within the current study action capabilities were manipulated through the extension of an avatar arm, so participants were tasked with scaling their new action capabilities to match with embodied units of perception.…”

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“…The results of the current research are mostly in accord with the main findings of van Andel et al (2017) regarding calibration. The result of their literature review revealed that the timeframe for calibration to occur is variable (for a discussion of rate of calibration see Ebrahimi, Altenhoff, Pagano, & Babu, 2015;van Andel et al, 2017), and it is contingent upon the aptness of the information explained for calibration, and when the movement itself is explored, calibration occurs relatively quickly (van Andel et al, 2017). Perhaps by occluding participants' view of their avatar during their initial reach during the calibration stage this caused the process of calibration to occur relatively slowly.…”

Section: Contributions To the Calibration Literaturementioning

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“…Sometimes, the term adaptation has been referred to as the process by which actors adjust to manipulations of embodied sensory units (Bingham & Pagano, 1998;Bingham, Pan, & Mon-Williams, 2014;Coats, Pan, & Bingham, 2014), while calibration has been referred to as the process by which actors adjust to changes to action units. Overall, the meaning of both terms is not generally agreed upon in the literature (van Andel, Cole, & Pepping, 2017). Perhaps adaptation is more general than calibration, in that the proper scaling of perception and action (i.e.…”

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Examining the effects of altered avatars on perception-action in virtual reality.

Day¹,

Ebrahimi²,

Hartman³

et al. 2019

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

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In virtual reality avatars are animated graphical representation of a person embedded in a virtual environment. Previous research has illustrated the benefits of having an avatar when perceiving aspects of virtual reality. We studied the effect that a non-faithful, or altered, avatar had on the perception of one's action capabilities in VR. In Experiment 1, one group of participants acted with a normal, or faithful, avatar and the other group of participants used an avatar with an extended arm, all in virtual reality. In Experiment 2, the same methodology and procedure was used as in Experiment 1, except only the calibration phase occurred in VR, while the remaining reaches were completed in the real world. All participants performed reaches to various distances. The results of these studies show that calibration to altered dimensions of avatars is possible after receiving feedback while acting with the altered avatar. Further, calibration occurred more quickly when feedback was initially used to transition from a normal avatar to an altered avatar than when later transitioning from the altered avatar arm back to the normal avatar arm without feedback. The implications of these findings for training in virtual reality simulations and transfer back to the real world are also discussed. iii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my family, Michael, Ingrid, and Kendall Day, all of whom have provided unwavering support, encouragement, and love throughout my entire life. Thank you for everything-I love you guys so much. I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Chris Pagano, for his assistance and guidance throughout this project, from developing a topic and writing the proposal to collecting the data and writing the defense. I am sincerely grateful for everything that you have done for me during my time at Clemson. I also would like to thank my committee members for their support. I truly appreciate all of your assistance and guidance. Specifically, I would like to thank Dr. Moore for his time, encouragement, and mentorship regarding statistics. I would also like to thank, Leah Hartman, my lab mate, for her assistance in everything I have done at Clemson-we make quite the team. In addition, I want to thank my mentor, Dr. Harry Heft. Without your help, I would not have been able to find my passion for this subject matter and your guidance in my academic career is invaluable. Finally, I would once again like to thank my family and friends for their support and encouragement throughout the years I have been working on this project. iv

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“…However, it has been argued that there could also be functional aspects to this variability [16], as variability might represent the exploration of the dynamics in the postural control system [18]. From the viewpoint of perceptual motor control of action, this exploration is a crucial component of 'getting to know the limits of the system', a process that is particularly important in periods when the system has undergone recent changes [19,20]. For instance, this effect has been shown in pregnant women who undergo quite rapid changes to body dimensions and need to experience these new dynamics in order to become proficient in their movements shown in decision making [21] or in gait patterns [22].…”

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Adolescent Awkwardness: Alterations in Temporal Control Characteristics of Posture with Maturation and the Relation to Movement Exploration

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A phenomenon called adolescent awkwardness is believed to alter motor control, but underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. Since adolescents undergo neurological and anthropometrical changes during this developmental phase, we hypothesized that adolescents control their movements less tightly and use a different coordinative structure compared to adults. Moreover, we tested if emerging differences were driven by body height alterations between age groups. Using 39 reflective markers, postural movements during tandem stance with eyes open and eyes closed of 12 adolescents (height 168.1 ± 8.8 cm) and 14 adults were measured, in which 9 adults were smaller or equal than 180 cm (177.9 ± 3.0 cm) and 5 taller or equal than 190 cm (192.0 ± 2.5 cm). A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to extract the first nine principal movement components (PMk). The contribution of each PMk to the overall balancing movement was determined according to their relative variance share (rVARk) and tightness of motor control was examined using the number of times that the acceleration of each PMk changed direction (Nk). Results in rVARk did not show significant differences in coordinative structure between adolescents and adults, but Nk revealed that adolescents seem to control their movements less tightly in higher-order PMk, arguably due to slower processing times and missing automatization of postural control or potential increases in exploration. Body height was found to not cause motor control differences between age groups.

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A systematic review on perceptual-motor calibration to changes in action capabilities

Cited by 62 publications

References 38 publications

Getting Back Into the Loop: The Perceptual-Motor Determinants of Successful Transitions out of Automated Driving

Getting Back Into the Loop: The Perceptual-Motor Determinants of Successful Transitions out of Automated Driving

Examining the effects of altered avatars on perception-action in virtual reality.

Adolescent Awkwardness: Alterations in Temporal Control Characteristics of Posture with Maturation and the Relation to Movement Exploration

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