DocumentCode
2338667
Title
A tactile system for informing the blind on direction of a walk
Author
Bujnowski, Adam ; Drozd, Maciej ; Kowalik, Ryszard ; Wtorek, Jerzy
Author_Institution
Gdansk Univ. of Technol., Gdansk
fYear
2008
fDate
25-27 May 2008
Firstpage
893
Lastpage
897
Abstract
Paper presents the design and preliminary studies on vibrotactile method used to guide a blind person in the urban space. A very simple and effective method has been developed. It contains of two vibrators, especially developed control hardware and software. Properties of the proposed system were examined by visually impaired and normal persons using objective and subjective methods. Preliminary results show that it is possible to optimize the pattern of vibrations to reduce fault recognitions.
Keywords
handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; blind person; tactile system; vibrotactile method; Auditory system; Electroencephalography; Haptic interfaces; Hardware; Motion detection; Paper technology; Pattern recognition; Skin; Space technology; Urban areas; EEG; blind; evoked potentials; haptic; vibrotactile;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Human System Interactions, 2008 Conference on
Conference_Location
Krakow
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1542-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1543-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HSI.2008.4581562
Filename
4581562
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