VersaTouch

Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference Pub Date : 2020-03-16 DOI:10.1145/3384657.3384778

Yilei Shi, Haimo Zhang, Jiashuo Cao, Suranga Nanayakkara

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Abstract

We present VersaTouch, a portable, plug-and-play system that uses active acoustic sensing to track fine-grained touch locations as well as touch force of multiple fingers on everyday surfaces without having to permanently instrument them or do extensive calibration. Our system is versatile in multiple aspects. First, with simple calibration, VersaTouch can be arranged in arbitrary layouts in order to fit into crowded surfaces while retaining its accuracy. Second, various modalities of touch input, such as distance and position, can be supported depending on the number of sensors used to suit the interaction scenario. Third, VersaTouch can sense multi-finger touch, touch force, as well as identify the touch source. Last, VersaTouch is capable of providing vibrotactile feedback to fingertips through the same actuators used for touch sensing. We conducted a series of studies and demonstrated that VersaTouch was able to track finger touch using various layouts with average error from 9.62mm to 14.25mm on different surfaces within a circular area of 400mm diameter centred around the sensors, as well as detect touch force. Finally, we discuss the interaction design space and interaction techniques enabled by VersaTouch.

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