MAMMOTH: Mid-Air Mesh-based Modulation Optimization Toolkit for Haptics

Martin Maunsbach, William Frier, Kasper Hornbæk

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Abstract

Mid-air ultrasound can recreate the missing touch from contactless interactions, such as bare hand gestures in extended reality. But designing ultrasound haptics either relies on inadequate static sensations or experts who can create dynamic sensations.We introduce MAMMOTH, an open source toolkit for Unity that automatically generates dynamic ultrasound sensations for interactions with 3D objects. The haptic feedback is achieved by extending and generalizing a path-routing algorithm for intersections between meshes. We first describe how the toolkit works and then demonstrate how it builds on previous techniques. Finally, we present how to use the toolkit to implement three distinct use cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2024
Article number231
ISBN (Electronic)9798400703317
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024 - Hybrid, Honolulu, United States
Duration: 11 May 202416 May 2024

Conference

Conference2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Honolulu
Period11/05/202416/05/2024
SponsorACM SIGCHI

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Keywords

  • Haptic Feedback
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Mid-Air Haptics
  • Shortest Path
  • Toolkit
  • Ultrasound

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