Vibe is the Vibration Interface for Body Expansion and aims to:
- Enhance human senses through real-time haptic feedback.
- Provide an open Platform for developers to easily incorporate their designs
Try the Demo!
Hardware
- Arduino UNO
- LilyPad Vibe Boards
- PWMs
- Xbee
Protocols
- Software API for developers
- Network Handshake for Xbee
- Forwarding protocol to communicate with each vibration module
Architecture
Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
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Discomfort | Reduce the size of the vibration boards and intensity (They are small!) |
Unfamiliar Feelings | Create an intuitive calibration test. |
Not Fashionable | Create small, flat and flexible modules that are can be hidden under your normal clothing. |
Power Consumption | Distribute batteries across modules and use more power efficient vibrators. |
Black Box Tests and Metrics
Power Up, Power Down |
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Stress |
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Connection Lost |
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Battery Life |
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