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Psychophysiological responses to different levels of cognitive and physical workload in haptic interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2010

Domen Novak ,
Matjaž Mihelj  and
Marko Munih
Domen Novak*
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Matjaž Mihelj
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marko Munih
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: domen.novak@robo.fe.uni-lj.si
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Summary

Psychophysiological measurements, which serve as objective indicators of psychological state, have recently been introduced into human–robot interaction. However, their usefulness in haptic interaction is uncertain, since they are influenced by physical workload. This study analyses psychophysiological responses to a haptic task with three different difficulty levels and two different levels of physical load. Four physiological responses were recorded: heart rate, skin conductance, respiratory rate and skin temperature. Results show that mean respiratory rate, respiratory rate variability and skin temperature show significant differences between difficulty levels regardless of physical load and can be used to estimate cognitive workload in haptic interaction.

Keywords

Haptic interfacesPsychophysiologyVirtual realityHuman factorsMultimodal interfaces

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Robotica , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , May 2011 , pp. 367 - 374
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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