Preliminary study of the subjective comfort and emotional effects of on-body compression

Esther Foo; J. Walter Lee; Simon Ozbek; Brad Holschuh

doi:10.1145/3267242.3267279

Preliminary study of the subjective comfort and emotional effects of on-body compression

Esther Foo, J. Walter Lee, Simon Ozbek, Brad Holschuh

Medical School - Duluth Campus

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Abstract

The sensation of touch is integral to everyday life. Current haptics research focuses mainly on vibrations, tap, and point pressures, but the sensation of distributed pressures such as compression are often overlooked. We investigated the subjective comfort and emotional effects of applied on-body compression, specifically on the torso and upper arms, through a pilot user study incorporating a novel, low-profile, and actively-controllable compression garment. The active compression garment was embedded with contractile shape memory alloys (SMAs) to create dynamic compression on the body. Qualitative interview data collected (n=8) were used to generate a list of findings to inform the future creation of a computer-mediated compression garment that is wearable, comfortable, and safe for use.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ISWC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	128-131
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450359672
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3267242.3267279
State	Published - Oct 8 2018
Event	22nd International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2018 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Oct 8 2018 → Oct 12 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC
ISSN (Print)	1550-4816

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Conference	22nd International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2018
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	10/8/18 → 10/12/18

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Copyright © 2018 ACM.

Keywords

Affective Haptics
Human Factors.
Human-Computer Interaction
Wearable Technology

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Foo, E., Lee, J. W., Ozbek, S., & Holschuh, B. (2018). Preliminary study of the subjective comfort and emotional effects of on-body compression. In ISWC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 128-131). (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3267242.3267279

Preliminary study of the subjective comfort and emotional effects of on-body compression. / Foo, Esther; Lee, J. Walter; Ozbek, Simon et al.
ISWC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. p. 128-131 (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Foo, E, Lee, JW, Ozbek, S & Holschuh, B 2018, Preliminary study of the subjective comfort and emotional effects of on-body compression. in ISWC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 128-131, 22nd International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2018, Singapore, Singapore, 10/8/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3267242.3267279

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