Thermal optimalization of a stereovision electronic travel aid for the blind

Author

Ostrowski, Bartosz ; Felczak, Mariusz ; Pelczynski, Pawel

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron., Tech. Univ. of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

fYear

2012

fDate

27-29 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

245

Lastpage

247

Abstract

The article deals with the thermal optimization of an electronic device board containing the video-and-sound interface for an electronic travel aid (ETA) for assisting the blind in independent mobility. Because the device would be worn as a pair of eyeglasses, the heat should cause as little discomfort to the wearer as possible. In order to optimize the placement of the electronics components on the denned PCB, a special evolutionary, two-step calculation algorithm was developed by the authors.

Keywords

convection; ergonomics; evolutionary computation; handicapped aids; heat conduction; natural language interfaces; printed circuits; stereo image processing; PCB; blindness; electronic components; electronic device board; electronic travel aid; evolutionary two-step calculation algorithm; eyeglasses; thermal optimization; video-and-sound interface; Abstracts; Blindness; Decision support systems; Electronic components; Heating; Optimization; blindness; convection; heat conduction; placement optimization; stereovision;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

New Trends in Audio & Video and Signal Processing: Algorithms, Architectures, Arrangements, and Applications (NTAV/SPA), 2012 Joint Conference

Conference_Location

Lodz

Print_ISBN

978-8-3728-3502-4

Type

conf

Filename

7085543