Title :
An Optoelectronic Device to Read and Spell Braille-Braillect
Author :
Lachiver, Gérard ; Vachon, Jean-Pierre ; Seufert, Wolf D.
Author_Institution :
Unitéde Recherche en Biophysique Appliquée, Département de Biophysique, Facultéde Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke
Abstract :
We report on design and performance of a hand-held probe that recognizes the point patterns of braille, and on the associated circuitry that pronounces the characters read.
Keywords :
Density functional theory; Displays; Electrodes; Optoelectronic devices; Psychology; Quantization; Recruitment; Skin; Vibrations; Visualization; Biomedical Engineering; Blindness; Electronics, Medical; Humans; Reading; Sensory Aids;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1984.325427
