A vibration signaling system for support of the hearing-impaired

Author

Iwase, Daisuke ; Ishimitsu, Shunsuke

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci., Hiroshima City Univ., Hiroshima, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

1-4 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

20

Abstract

An alternative for speech information is highly desirable for the hearing-impaired. The presentation of speech information using tactile senses is proposed in this study. Initially, vibration perception thresholds were measured to determine the optimum position (fingertips, proximal phalanges, or wrist) and frequency for presenting vibration in the proposed system. It was established that all three places could be candidates for vibration presentation positions. In addition, we showed that the frequency band of 125 Hz was suitable for vibration stimuli.

Keywords

biomedical measurement; ear; hearing; medical disorders; speech; touch (physiological); vibrations; fingertip position; frequency 125 Hz; frequency band; hearing-impaired support device; proximal phalange position; speech information presentation; tactile senses; vibration perception threshold measurement; vibration presentation position; vibration signaling system; vibration stimuli; wrist position; Educational institutions; Frequency measurement; Position measurement; Speech; Speech recognition; Vibrations; Wrist; Support system; Tactile sence; Vibration perception threshold;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics (GCCE), 2013 IEEE 2nd Global Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0890-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GCCE.2013.6664795

Filename

6664795