Augmenting Smart Buildings and Autonomous Vehicles with Wearable Thermal Technology

Smith, Matthew J.; Warren, Kristen; Cohen-Tanugi, David; Shames, Sam; Sprehn, Kelly A.; Schwartz, Jana L.; Zhang, Hui; Arens, Edward

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58077-7_44

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“…In the technology introduction stage we introduced the haptic technology consisting of two commercial, wrist-worn devices for actuating temperature (Figure 1a) [46], and vibration (Figure 1b) [14], respectively. Both actuators have been previously used in HCI research to deliver vibration [3] and temperature-based haptic patterns [85]. Participants were given verbal and visual, slide-based descriptions of the actuators and how to use them.…”

Section: Users' Design Of Personalized Haptic Patterns For Affect Regulationmentioning

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Exploring Personalized Vibrotactile and Thermal Patterns for Affect Regulation

Umair

Sas

Chalabianloo

et al. 2021

Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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The growing HCI interest in wellbeing has led to the emerging area of haptics for affect regulation. In such technologies, distinct haptic patterns are usually designed by researchers; however, current work provides a limited reflection on the rationale for the implemented patterns or the choice of haptic modality. We also know little about how people may benefit from engagement in designing such patterns and what design principles underpin them. We explored vibrotactile and thermal modalities to address these gaps and report on a study with 23 participants. These created haptic patterns for affect regulation during stress elicitation. Findings indicate that subjective and objective measures of anxiety and stress were lower in participants who received haptic patterns than those who did not, and highlighted key experiential qualities of vibrotactile and thermal patterns, and their potential for affect regulation. These open up new design opportunities for affect regulation technologies, including supporting implicit affect regulation through entrainment of slow bodily rhythms, decoupling it from predominant vibrotactile modality, designing thermal biofeedback patterns, and supporting personalized and adaptive patterns.CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → User studies; Haptic devices.

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Exploring Personalized Vibrotactile and Thermal Patterns for Affect Regulation

Umair

Sas

Chalabianloo

et al. 2021

Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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“…cutaneous vasodilation / vasoconstriction) (69), their function and characteristics as thermosensory structures have rarely been investigated (44). This is surprising, as detailed understanding of thermosensation in hands and feet has practical value in subjects such as helping restore naturalistic touch in amputees though sensory prosthesis and smart skin (9,21,41,59,63), and in designing effective personal comfort systems (73), thermal wearables (64), and sport and protective clothing (69).…”

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Thermosensory micromapping of warm and cold sensitivity across glabrous and hairy skin of male and female hands and feet

Filingeri

Zhang

Arens

2018

Journal of Applied Physiology

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The ability of hands and feet to convey skin thermal sensations is an important contributor to our experience of the surrounding world. Surprisingly, the detailed topographical distribution of warm and cold thermosensitivity across hands and feet has not been mapped, although sensitivity maps exist for touch and pain. Using a recently developed quantitative sensory test, we mapped warm and cold thermosensitivity of 103 skin sites over glabrous and hairy skin of hands and feet in male (M; 30.2 ± 5.8 yr) and female (F; 27.7 ± 5.1 yr) adults matched for body surface area (M: 1.77 ± 0.2 m; F: 1.64 ± 0.1 m; P = 0.155). Findings indicated that warm and cold thermosensitivity varies by fivefold across glabrous and hairy skin of hands and feet and that hands (warm/cold sensitivity: 1.25/2.14 vote/°C) are twice as sensitive as the feet (warm/cold sensitivity: 0.51/0.99 vote/°C). Opposite to what is known for touch and pain sensitivity, we observed a characteristic distal-to-proximal increase in thermosensitivity over both hairy and glabrous skin (i.e., from fingers and toes to body of hands and feet), and found that hairy skin is more sensitive than glabrous. Finally, we show that body surface area-matched men and women presented small differences in thermosensitivity and that these differences are constrained to glabrous skin only. Our high-density thermosensory micromapping provides the most detailed thermosensitivity maps of hands and feet in young adults available to date. These maps offer a window into peripheral and central mechanisms of thermosensory integration in humans and will help guide future developments in smart skin and sensory neuroprostheses, in wearable, energy-efficient personal comfort systems, and in sport and protective clothing. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We provide the most detailed thermosensitivity maps across glabrous and hairy skin of hands and feet in men and women available to date. Our maps show that thermosensitivity varies by fivefold across hands and feet, distal regions (e.g., fingers, toes) are less sensitive than proximal (e.g., palm, sole), hands are twice as sensitive as feet, and men and women present small thermosensitivity differences. These findings will help guide developments in sensory neuroprostheses, wearable comfort systems, and sport/protective clothing.

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“…We used an Embr Wave 1 thermal wristband to provide thermal feedback to the participants. The device has a resolution of approximately 0.1°C and can be adjusted with a rate of change of 0.1-1 °C/s [69]. The Embr Wave device operates by selecting a temperature offset, rather than an objective temperature set point, and the device pulses to this temperature offset.…”

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“…The Embr Wave device operates by selecting a temperature offset, rather than an objective temperature set point, and the device pulses to this temperature offset. This model has previously been used in HCI studies to provide a thermal signal [69,78].…”

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Feeling the Temperature of the Room: Unobtrusive Thermal Display of Engagement during Group Communication

Haliburton,

Schött,

Hirsch

et al. 2023

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design implications for real-world wearable social thermal feedback systems for both virtual and in-person communication that support group affect communication and social connectedness. Thermal feedback has the potential to connect people across distances and facilitate more effective and dynamic communication in multiple contexts.CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Interaction design; Collaborative and social computing.

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Augmenting Smart Buildings and Autonomous Vehicles with Wearable Thermal Technology

Cited by 7 publications

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Exploring Personalized Vibrotactile and Thermal Patterns for Affect Regulation

Exploring Personalized Vibrotactile and Thermal Patterns for Affect Regulation

Thermosensory micromapping of warm and cold sensitivity across glabrous and hairy skin of male and female hands and feet

Feeling the Temperature of the Room: Unobtrusive Thermal Display of Engagement during Group Communication

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