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Development of the Future Body-Finger: A Novel Travel aid for the Blind

Authors:
Kiyohide Ito
Yoshiharu Fujimoto
Junichi Akita
Ryoko Otsuki
Akihiro Masatani
Takanori Komatsu
Makoto Okamoto
Tetsuo Ono

Keywords: haptic interface; electric travel aid; perception

Abstract:
We have developed a device with a haptic interface that enables blind persons to perceive the environment. The device, which we call the Future Body-Finger (FB-F), measures the distance between a person and an object using an infrared sensor and transmits distance information to the user's haptic sense by the angular motions of a link. In this report on the FB-F, we (1) outline its concept, (2) describe its mechanism, and (3) demonstrate its usability by comparing it to commercially available products.

Pages: 60 to 63

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: September 23, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9324

ISBN: 978-1-61208-235-6

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from September 23, 2012 to September 28, 2012