TY - GEN
T1 - Rapid prototyping of mobile input devices using wireless sensor nodes
AU - Carlson, James
AU - Han, Richard
AU - Lao, Shandong
AU - Narayan, Chaitanya
AU - Sanghani, Sagar
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Many options exist for prototyping software-based human-computer interfaces, but there are few comparable technologies that allows application developers to create ad-hoc hardware interfaces with corresponding ease and flexibility. In this paper, we present a system for rapidly constructing low cost prototypes of mobile input devices by leveraging wireless sensor nodes. We demonstrate two proof-of-concept applications -a conductor's baton and a scene navigation controller-that are prototyped using wireless sensor networks. These applications illustrate that wireless sensor technology can be used to quickly and inexpensively prototype diverse physical user interfaces. We believe that this technology will be of value in many areas, including the study of ergonomics, haptic interfaces, collaborative design, low-cost VR systems, and usability research.
AB - Many options exist for prototyping software-based human-computer interfaces, but there are few comparable technologies that allows application developers to create ad-hoc hardware interfaces with corresponding ease and flexibility. In this paper, we present a system for rapidly constructing low cost prototypes of mobile input devices by leveraging wireless sensor nodes. We demonstrate two proof-of-concept applications -a conductor's baton and a scene navigation controller-that are prototyped using wireless sensor networks. These applications illustrate that wireless sensor technology can be used to quickly and inexpensively prototype diverse physical user interfaces. We believe that this technology will be of value in many areas, including the study of ergonomics, haptic interfaces, collaborative design, low-cost VR systems, and usability research.
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U2 - 10.1109/MCSA.2003.1240764
DO - 10.1109/MCSA.2003.1240764
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
T3 - Proceedings - 5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003
SP - 21
EP - 29
BT - Proceedings - 5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
CY - Piscataway, NJ
T2 - 5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003
Y2 - 9 October 2003 through 10 October 2003
ER -