ADAPTIVE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE CONTROL IN A DISTRACTED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for providing an adaptive human machine interface that decreases distractibility of an operator controlling a system in a distracted operating environment, comprising:
- receiving a gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the gesture being characterized by a discretized pressure metric having a plurality of value ranges;
selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on the gesture; and
sending the selected control message to the system,wherein each of the value ranges for the discretized pressure metric is defined based on a predictable electrical property-force response curve for the pressure sensitive input device, andwherein the value ranges are adjustable according to at least one characteristic of the operator.
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Abstract
An example method for providing an adaptive human machine interface that increases selectability and reduces distractibility of an operator controlling a system in a distracted operating environment is provided. The method can include receiving a combination of gestures on a pressure sensitive interface device. The combination can include at least two gestures received in temporal proximity, and each of the gestures can be characterized by a discretized pressure metric having a plurality of value ranges and a discretized time metric. The method can include selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on the combination of gestures and sending the selected control message to the system. The sizes of each of the value ranges for the discretized pressure metric and discretized time metric can be tuned to reduce distraction of the operator. The value ranges can be adjustable according to at least one characteristic of the operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an adaptive human machine interface that decreases distractibility of an operator controlling a system in a distracted operating environment, comprising:
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receiving a gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the gesture being characterized by a discretized pressure metric having a plurality of value ranges; selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on the gesture; and sending the selected control message to the system, wherein each of the value ranges for the discretized pressure metric is defined based on a predictable electrical property-force response curve for the pressure sensitive input device, and wherein the value ranges are adjustable according to at least one characteristic of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a pressure sensitive input device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to; receive a signal corresponding to a gesture received on the pressure sensitive input device, the signal being characterized by a discretized pressure metric having a plurality of value ranges; select a control message from a plurality of control messages based on the gesture; and send the selected control message to a sub-system being controlled, wherein each of the value ranges for the discretized pressure metric is defined based on a predictable electrical property-force response curve for the pressure sensitive input device, and wherein the value ranges are adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
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receiving a gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the gesture being characterized by a discretized pressure metric having a plurality of value ranges; selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on the gesture; and sending the selected control message to a sub-system being controlled, wherein each of the value ranges for the discretized pressure metric is defined based on a predictable electrical property-force response curve for the pressure sensitive input device, and wherein the value ranges are adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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