Temporal and amplitude aspects in sonically simulating walking over bumps, holes and flat surfaces

Acoustical Science and Technology

Stefania Serafin¹  Luca Turchet¹ 

[1] Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Medialogy Section, Aalborg University Copenhagen

关键词: Footsteps;    Bumps;    Holes;    Amplitude;   

DOI  :  10.1250/ast.33.291

学科分类：声学和超声波

来源: Acoustical Society of Japan

【 摘 要 】

References(19)Cited-By(1)This paper describes an experiment whose goal is to assess the role of temporal and amplitude variations in sonically simulating the act of walking over a bump or a hole. In particular, it has been investigated whether the timing between heel and toe and the timing between footsteps, as well as variations in the amplitude of heel and toe affect the perception of walking on unflat surfaces. Forty five subjects participated to three between-subjects experiments where they were asked to interact with a desktop system simulating bumps, holes and flat surfaces by means of auditory cues. Results show that it is possible to simulate a bump or a hole by only using temporal information in the auditory modality. Furthermore results show that the proposed amplitude variations are not sufficient to provide the information concerning uneven surfaces.

【 授权许可】

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