Next steps in epidermal computing: Opportunities and challenges for soft on-skin devices

AS Nittala, J Steimle - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Skin is a promising interaction medium and has been widely explored for mobile, and
expressive interaction. Recent research in HCI has seen the development of Epidermal …

Skinergy: Machine-Embroidered Silicone-Textile Composites as On-Skin Self-Powered Input Sensors

TC Yu, N Wang, S Ellenbogen, CHL Kao - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
We propose Skinergy for self-powered on-skin input sensing, a step towards prolonged on-
skin device usages. In contrast to prior on-skin gesture interaction sensors, Skinergy's …

OptoSense: Towards ubiquitous self-powered ambient light sensing surfaces

D Zhang, JW Park, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Ubiquitous computing requires robust and sustainable sensing techniques to detect users
for explicit and implicit inputs. Existing solutions with cameras can be privacy-invasive …

Sharc: A geometric technique for multi-bend/shape sensing

F Shahmiri, PH Dietz - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
We present ShArc, a precision, geometric measurement technique for building multi-
bend/shape sensors. ShArc sensors are made from flexible strips that can be dynamically …

The Internet of materials: A vision for computational materials

GD Abowd - IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Weiser inspired us by forcing us to think differently about the size and usage patterns of
computers. This vision of computational materials is similarly motivated. Indeed, inspiration …

iWood: Makeable Vibration Sensor for Interactive Plywood

TY Wu, XD Yang - Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
iWood is interactive plywood that can sense vibration based on triboelectric effect. As a
material, iWood survives common woodworking operations, such as sawing, screwing, and …

PITAS: Sensing and Actuating Embedded Robotic Sheet for Physical Information Communication

T Cheng, JW Park, J Li, C Ramey, H Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
This work presents PITAS, a thin-sheet robotic material composed of a reversible phase
transition actuating layer and a heating/sensing layer. The synthetic sheet material enables …

3D deformation capture via a configurable self-sensing IMU sensor network

Z Zhou, P Chen, Y Lu, Q Cui, D Pan, Y Liu, J Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Motion capture technologies reconstruct human movements and have wide-ranging
applications. Mainstream research on motion capture can be divided into vision-based …

Woven fabric triboelectric nanogenerator for biomotion energy harvesting and as self-powered gait-recognizing socks

C Chen, L Zhang, W Ding, L Chen, J Liu, Z Du, W Yu - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, rapid advancements have developed in multifunctional and wearable
electronics, which call for more lightweight, flexible energy sources. However, traditional …

Masktrap: Designing and Identifying Gestures to Transform Mask Strap into an Input Interface

T Yamamoto, K Masai, A Withana… - Proceedings of the 28th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Embedding technology into day-to-day wearables and creating smart devices such as
smartwatches and smart-glasses has been a growing area of interest. In this paper, we …