TY - CHAP
T1 - Human-Computer Interaction in Remote Laboratories with the Leap Motion Controller
AU - Grout, Ian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In this paper, the role of the human-computer interface for remote, or online, laboratories is considered. The traditional equipment used in such remotely accessed laboratories is based on a desktop or laptop computer with keyboard, mouse and visual display unit (VDU). This is typical for both the client and server side computing. In recent years, tablet PCs (personal computers) and smart phones have enabled remote and mobile access using device touch screen based communications, changing the manner in which the user interacts with the laboratory services. The remote laboratory therefore needs to be set-up in order to allow for different user interaction (input-output) requirements. However, other forms of user-laboratory interaction via alternative human-computer interaction (HCI) devices and approaches could also be accommodated. For example, hand position/motion/gesture control and voice activation are modes of HCI that are of increasing interest, driven in many cases by computer gaming and home automation requirements. To illustrate an alternative user control of the remote experiment, this paper will present an example remote experiment arrangement that uses the Leap Motion controller for hand position, motion and gesture control of laboratory test and measurement equipment.
AB - In this paper, the role of the human-computer interface for remote, or online, laboratories is considered. The traditional equipment used in such remotely accessed laboratories is based on a desktop or laptop computer with keyboard, mouse and visual display unit (VDU). This is typical for both the client and server side computing. In recent years, tablet PCs (personal computers) and smart phones have enabled remote and mobile access using device touch screen based communications, changing the manner in which the user interacts with the laboratory services. The remote laboratory therefore needs to be set-up in order to allow for different user interaction (input-output) requirements. However, other forms of user-laboratory interaction via alternative human-computer interaction (HCI) devices and approaches could also be accommodated. For example, hand position/motion/gesture control and voice activation are modes of HCI that are of increasing interest, driven in many cases by computer gaming and home automation requirements. To illustrate an alternative user control of the remote experiment, this paper will present an example remote experiment arrangement that uses the Leap Motion controller for hand position, motion and gesture control of laboratory test and measurement equipment.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Human-computer interaction
KW - Remote laboratory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063267511&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-95678-7_45
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-95678-7_45
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85063267511
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 405
EP - 414
BT - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
PB - Springer
ER -