The Interface team researches how to link the human and the machine. Interfaces for the human uses the system and Interfaces which the system interpretes the human.
We're developing a Support system which estimate the work efficiency using image processing, and based on the estimated work efficiency advise the user take a rest in adequate time. The work concentration and efficiency are deeply related with Bio Rhythm, then, it lets us estimate when the human goes to sleep, besides, it lets us Control adequate time of rising. These can be considerated Interface in wide sense, and would be an important Interface in the next generation domestic robots. The goal is to create a system that support the human unconsciously, i.e. without human intentional input. It is a hard but worth task.
In the other side, we're researching and developing a next generation Interface system which the human can input intensionaly. For example, there is Research of Interface device using Reformable Keypad, it make possible a fast and intuitive input operation. This research can be applicated on the service such as car navigation. The system has objetive to present tactile and visual informations to the user. The feature of this system is utilization of tactile display seet that is able to change freely the shape. The device can change dynamically the informations to be presented for user, and at the same time, allow the user input throgh it.
There is research that explain the science of input devices, such as above example. What kind of switches make us feel pleasure? -Research and developement of switches that make us press again-. Here, we take a different point of view. When the human press the switch, we try to foreview the switch reaction and control own muscules in short time intervale. Observe the defasamento with previsao value, and the muscule strengh when switch is pressed, in the force and time of switch reation domain, we try to seek after the switch pattern which the human feels pleasure,
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