Sensing Opportunities for Physical Interaction
Florian Michahelles, Bernt Schiele · Max Planck Digital Library · 2003
Today's technology o#ers a wide variety of sensors. Although many sensing applications have been produced, there is no support for the design of applications o#ering physical interaction. In order to make a step towards such a design framework this paper analyzes di#erent means of sensing of humans and human activity. In particular we identify six sensing goals, referred to dimensions of sensing: ID (1), Object Use (2), Location (3), Bio Signs/Emotions (4), Activity (5) and Interaction among humans (6). Those dimensions together with di#erent sensor placements are used to review and analyze ubiquitous computing research related to physical interaction and sensing. The final discussion draws conclusions from this analysis with respect to appropriateness of sensors and sensor placement for di#erent sensing dimensions.