• DocumentCode
    1220877
  • Title

    Electronic Measuring Cup for the Blind

  • Author

    Oppkiger, Hans R. ; Brunner, Felix

  • Author_Institution
    Neu-Technikum Buchs
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    386
  • Lastpage
    388
  • Abstract
    A simple electronic measuring cup for the blind is described. It uses an array of infrared level detectors, which are immersed in the medium to be measured. When used with a standard 1-liter glass, the filling level is indicated acoustically in increments of 50 ml.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic measurements; Acoustic signal detection; Containers; Fingers; Glass; Impedance; Infrared detectors; Liquids; Piezoelectric transducers; Sensor arrays; Blindness; Humans; Self-Help Devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1977.326148
  • Filename
    4122710
    • Link To Document
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