New technology allows users to walk and perform simple operations such as placing food, turning on music, receiving incoming calls on smartphones.
A group of experts from the University of Waterloo, Canada, technology development allows people to perform popular tasks on smartphones with simple foot movements while walking, New Atlas January 16 reported. New research published in the yearbook of the Technology Conference on Technology and user interface software (UIST) of the Computer Association (ACM) in 2024. In the study, the expert group ordered coffee, control The application of music and answering calls on the actual glass (AR) is only with leg movements while traveling.
“The use of legs to control machinery has existed for a long time. For example, pedal on cars, but very little research has been done to use the walking method as input data,” said Ching-Yi Tsai, The main author of the research, scholar at David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science of Waterloo University, said.
Considering previous studies, professor of computer science Daniel Vogel at the University of Waterloo and his colleagues identified 22 potential foot movements, changing the usual walking of a person but still allowing people This continues to move forward without being interrupted. In research with 25 participants, the expert group checked these movements of the ability to be compatible with walking, the ease of moving and the acceptance of society.
“Strong movements such as dancing or dancing make the system easy to identify, but they can be difficult to do and deviate too far compared to normal walking, making users feel uncomfortable when done in The public “, Vogel explained.
From 22 foot operations, the team determined 7 optimal operations and put into an interactive design interface for AR glass. Next, the team checked the capabilities of these 7 operations in activating AR interaction. Each researcher is notified of 7 operations. When wearing AR glasses and walking, they will perform specific tasks such as turning on a song, adjusting the volume, ordering latte coffee, refusing or receiving incoming calls.
Overall, the accuracy of the system in identifying foot operation reaches 92%. Overall, participants react positively to technology, saying that it is easy to use and will reuse.
“It is not yet time for AR glasses to be widely used. But this research shows that by that time, the new method may succeed,” Tsai said.