Development of a Tactile Accessory to Provide Non-Visual Haptic Navigation: Initial Results

John Kelly, Matthew Bousselot, Jeffrey Meyer, Sandra Phelps and Tad Larson

Abstract:	This paper describes the development of a prototype tactile sensor system (TSS) designed to augment the relative navigation capabilities of a dismounted infantry user. The paper provides a brief overview of the problems of visual navigation reliance to the target dismounted user, applicability of haptic (primarily tactile) methods in general and to the specific case of military land navigation, and prior work performed in these areas. The paper then provides an overview of the TSS system development and its evaluation to date as well as future enhancements and potential military and commercial applications.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2001) June 11 - 13, 2001 Albuquerque, NM
Pages:	634 - 641
Cite this article:	Kelly, John, Bousselot, Matthew, Meyer, Jeffrey, Phelps, Sandra, Larson, Tad, "Development of a Tactile Accessory to Provide Non-Visual Haptic Navigation: Initial Results," Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2001), Albuquerque, NM, June 2001, pp. 634-641.
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