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ArticleScientific reports2024

Psychometric evaluation of high-resolution electrotactile interface for conveying 3D spatial information.

Tanja Boljanić, Milica Baljić, Miloš Kostić, Pierre Barralon, Strahinja Došen, Matija Štrbac

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Tanja BoljanićTecnalia Serbia doo, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. tanja.boljanic@tecnalia.com.
Milica BaljićTecnalia Serbia doo, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
Miloš KostićTecnalia Serbia doo, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
Pierre BarralonTECNALIA Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
Strahinja DošenDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 9260, Gistrup, Denmark.
Matija ŠtrbacTecnalia Serbia doo, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.

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H2020 Future and Emerging Technologies 899626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a detailed psychometric evaluation of a novel high-resolution electrotactile interface, which is developed to provide users with 3D spatial information and facilitate enhanced interaction with a Supernumerary Robotic Limb (SRL). The research introduces a novel electrotactile system that employs a multi-pad electrode configuration on the thigh, aimed at delivering intuitive feedback to users about the position of the SRL in a three-dimensional space. The interface's effectiveness was assessed through a series of psychometric tests, including static spatial discrimination, target-reaching with spatial feedback, frequency discrimination, and combined spatial/frequency modulation. The key findings demonstrate that participants could differentiate between 30 electrode pads with an average success rate of 62.7% when they were activated statically, while in the dynamic target-reaching task, the success rate increased to 88.1%. Frequency discrimination tests further revealed that four frequency levels could be distinguished with 86.0% success rate in single-pad feedback while the performance decreased to 74.3% in multi-pad distributed feedback. Finaly, in the closed-loop test with mixed spatial and frequency modulation, participants achieved an overall success rate of 78.8% in target reaching across 10 × 4 discrete 2D space. These results highlight the interface's capability to transmit high-resolution spatial information through electrotactile feedback, offering a foundation for future applications in tactile-based navigation and control systems.

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PsychometricsTouchAdultFemaleHumansMaleRoboticsUser-Computer InterfaceYoung Adult

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PMCPMC11358320

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