Research on the perceptual size of tactile dots and bars

Wataru Toyoda*, Kouki Doi, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Tsutomu Wada

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Abstract

Many countries today have rapidly aging populations, and so it becomes increasingly important that standards developers design consumer products that address the accessibility needs of older persons as well as persons with disabilities. The Japanese Standards Association is presently forming several exploratory committees to address the standardization of accessible design. In 2000, Japan enacted a standard (Japanese Industrial Standard, JIS S 0011) regulating the perceptual sizes of tactile dots and bars for use in consumer products. However, these regulations were not based on highly reliable data. Therefore, objective and quantitative data for perceptual sizes of tactile dots and bars is required for revising this JIS and for devising other standards. In this study, we examine the objectively appropriate perceptual sizes for tactile dots and bars. We determine the optimal size for the tactile dot on a cellular-phone button and the optimal relative size and shape that enable a tactile dot and bar to be distinguished from one another.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationNeuroengineering, Neural Systems, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages243-246
Number of pages4
Edition9
ISBN (Print)9783642038884
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Neuroengineering, Neural Systems, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics - Munich, Germany
Duration: 2009 Sept 72009 Sept 12

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Number9
Volume25
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Neuroengineering, Neural Systems, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period09/9/709/9/12

Keywords

  • Cellular phone
  • Customer products
  • Operability
  • Tactile bars
  • Tactile dots

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

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