• DocumentCode
    406475
  • Title

    Application of parallelism concept to tracking task by blind people

  • Author

    Sribunruangrit, N. ; Marque, C. ; Lenay, C. ; Gapenne, O.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomecamque et Genie Biomed., UMR CNRS, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    17-21 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    1633
  • Abstract
    In general, application of the parallelism concept enables information to be accessed more precisely and easily when the number of sensors is high. We have developed a "Braille Box" by modifying Braille cells to form a tactile stimulator array which is compatible with a fingertip. Each pin can be controlled independently so that we can change the size and type of array in order to study the tactile perception of both simple and complex graphical forms. Our results show that by applying the parallelism concept to this device, blind people can increase the speed of exploration with smoother movement during a tracking task.
  • Keywords
    handicapped aids; tactile sensors; touch (physiological); tracking; vision defects; Braille Box; Braille cells; blind people; graphical forms; parallelism concept; tactile perception; tactile stimulator array; tracking task; Biosensors; Feedback; Graphics; Hardware; MONOS devices; Parallel processing; Size control; Software packages; Tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7789-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279686
  • Filename
    1279686