Tangio Hapmantics™
Next-Gen. Smart Haptic Headset & The First Haptic-based Semantic Database
Imperial College London
Royal College of Art
2021-2022
Role
Solo Project
MSc/MA Thesis
Intellectual Properties
4 Invention Disclosures
2 Design Registries
Sole Inventor
Patent Pending
Disciplines
Design Technology | Tangible Human-machine Interaction | HCI | Physical Computing | Affective Haptics | Design Engineering
Achievements
iF Design Award 2023 Professional Concept
InnovationRCA Start-up Program:
Finalist & Most Innovative Award
Exhibited in Imperial College London 22’
Royal College of Art 22’
Appreciation
Special thanks to Fernando Galdon, Stephen Green, Bjorn Sommer, Elena Dieckmann, Savina and the teaching team of the MSc/MA Innovation Design Engineering program from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art 2022 Show
Imperial College London 2022 Exhibition
Patent-Pending Haptic & Audio Interfaces
Tangio Smart Headset
It is the first smart haptic headphone incorporating a new layer in communication, a tangible interface, empowered by the first haptic-based semantic library, to provide surround haptic stimulations and multi-sensorial sound experience to reinvent remote conversations and digital interaction. It allows users not only to hear but also to feel the conversation in real-time, communicating both verbally and “tangibly".
Hapmantics Dataset
The intervention also delivers the first haptic-based semantic dataset, a dictionary of haptic recipes, or haptic emojis which understand your conversation, and pair the “right” stimulus with the “appropriate” contexts in real-time. 400 haptic representations from 45 main sequences were examined by users and transferred into 20 haptic recipes, towards which users have similar perceptions relating to the designed contexts.
Design Engineering
Tangio Hapmantics™ allows users to not only hear but also feel the conversation remotely. The smart headset (physical) features bone-conduction audio modules for stereo sound and a linear vibrator array evenly distributed on the headband for surround haptic stimulation. The tangible interface (digital) consists of an audio layer (base) that conveys audio content and a haptic layer (top) that transmits directional stimulations in sequence.
Advanced Prototyping and Mechanical Structure Finalisation – The outcome of a series of trials evaluating various wearables embodiments on different body locations, and informed by the bodily ergonomic map of touch and motion sensitivity, as well as emotional responses.
Hapmantics™ Library
400+ Haptic Representations with 45+ Main Sequences, as well as material amplifications and dynamic lighting colour themes, were examined to map emotions and other stimuli to the "correct" tangible representations in the "appropriate" context. The adventure continues.
Anthropometry-informed Design Methodologies and Practice
The demonstration of using anthropometry-informed design methodologies and advanced measuring and modeling tools to create ergonomically fit headsets that provide better wearability, functionality, and comfortability.
