Force attraction pen: A haptic pen with variable attraction force

Burnside, James; Elgar, Ben; Healer, Sam; Hill, Alexander; Ioannidis, Zac; Mitchell, Luke; Worgan, Paul; Roudaut, Anne

Abstract

We present the Force Attraction Pen, a haptic stylus that encourages the users to move in a particular direction by providing variable attraction force feedback based on their actions. The tip of the stylus is augmented with an electromagnet that can repel or attract the stylus to a metallic surface. By altering the polarity and voltage, we change the amount and direction of the force produced. The tactile expressions of the stylus may enable a higher grain of control during tasks such as tracing an image, performing selection, and other high precision tasks. In this paper we present the design and implementation of such a system, along with a formative study as a preliminary investigation into the haptic feedback generated by our system.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: CHI'16: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• Start Date: May 7, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: May 7, 2016
• Publication Date: May 7, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Pages: 2655-2660
• Book Title: CHI EA '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• ISBN: 9781450340823
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2892441
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8206290