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FIDO - facilitating interactions for dogs with occupations: wearable dog-activated interfaces

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Melody Moore Jackson,

Giancarlo Valentin,

Vincent Martin,

Adil Delawalla,

Yash Kshirsagar, and

Thad StarnerAuthors Info & Claims

ISWC '13: Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Wearable Computers

September 2013

Pages 81 - 88

https://doi.org/10.1145/2493988.2494334

Published: 08 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Working dogs have improved the lives of thousands of people. However, communication between human and canine partners is currently limited. The main goal of the FIDO project is to research fundamental aspects of wearable technologies to support communication between working dogs and their handlers. In this pilot study, the FIDO team investigated on-body interfaces for assistance dogs in the form of wearable technology integrated into assistance dog vests. We created four different sensors that dogs could activate (based on biting, tugging, and nose gestures) and tested them on-body with three assistance-trained dogs. We were able to demonstrate that it is possible to create wearable sensors that dogs can reliably activate on command.

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FIDO - facilitating interactions for dogs with occupations: wearable dog-activated interfaces
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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ISWC '13: Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Wearable Computers

September 2013

160 pages

ISBN:9781450321273

DOI:10.1145/2493988

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TU Darmstadt, Germany
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Newcastle University, UK
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Microsoft Research Asia, China

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