Title :
Electronic device for the blind
Author :
De Acevedo, Renato L M
Author_Institution :
1601 Earl Warren Drive, Long Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Electronic devices are a help for the blind. Some electronic devices push video signals directly to the brain but the device presented in this paper uses a sensitive and ready sensorial system: the auditory system. This article presents a low cost electronic device that enables the blind to distinguish the color and distance of objects. The project was first published in the UK and that system with the intensity of musical notes proportional to the brightness has proven to be annoying as the musical notes sound uninterrupted. In order to solve this problem, a new system for brightness perception was designed so a brief musical note is sounded when the sensor detects an increase of brightness and another brief musical note, one octave below, is sounded when the sensor detects a decrease in brightness
Keywords :
brightness; colour; earphones; electronic music; sensory aids; visual perception; auditory system; blind; brief musical note; brightness perception; color; cost; distance; electronic devices; musical notes; sensorial system; video signals; Acoustic sensors; Auditory system; Brightness; Convergence; Costs; Glass; Headphones; Prototypes; Sensor systems;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE