In this study, we design and develop HaptStarter—a haptic stimulus start system—to improve the starting performance of the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) sprinters. A DHH person has a physical ability nearly equivalent to hearing; however, the difficulties in perceiving audio information lead to differences in their performance in sports. Furthermore, the visual reaction time is slower than the auditory reaction time (ART), while the haptic reaction time is equivalent to it. However, a light stimulus start system is increasingly being used in sprint races to aid DHH sprinters. In this study, we design a brand-new haptic stimulus start system for DHH sprinters; we also determine and leverage an optimum haptic stimulus interface. The proposed method has the potential to contribute toward the development of prototypes based on the universal design principle for everyone (DHH, blind and low-vision, and other disabled sprinters with wheelchairs or artificial arms or legs, etc.) by focusing on the overlapping area of sports and disability with human–computer interaction.

在这项研究中，我们设计和开发了 HaptStarter（一种触觉刺激启动系统），以提高聋哑和听力障碍 (DHH) 短跑运动员的启动性能。DHH 人的身体能力几乎相当于听力；然而，感知音频信息的困难导致他们在运动中的表现存在差异。此外，视觉反应时间比听觉反应时间（ART）慢，而触觉反应时间与之相当。然而，光刺激启动系统越来越多地用于短跑比赛，以帮助 DHH 短跑运动员。在本研究中，我们为DHH短跑运动员设计了一种全新的触觉刺激启动系统；我们还确定并利用最佳的触觉刺激界面。所提出的方法有可能通过关注重叠，为基于每个人（DHH、盲人和低视力者以及其他使用轮椅或人工手臂或腿的残疾短跑运动员等）的通用设计原则的原型开发做出贡献。人机交互的运动和残疾领域。