An Audible Thermostat for the blind or visually challenged

Author

Miles, Robert K., Jr. ; Smith, Wayne J., II ; Flood, Scott W. ; LaCourse, John R.

Author_Institution

Center for Ergonomic Study, Durham, NH, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

21-22 May 1997

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

69

Abstract

The Audible Thermostat is an assistive device for persons with low vision, or blind, which will enable them to know the ambient temperature of the room in which the device is located, the present setting of the thermostat and to precisely change and set the thermostat as desired. The Audible Thermostat is a residential heat/air conditioner thermostat with setting adjustment and ambient room temperature indicator similar to a standard thermostat, but utilizing information storage technology in the form of a voice chip controlled by a microprocessor

Keywords

handicapped aids; microcomputer applications; microcontrollers; thermometers; thermostats; Audible Thermostat; air conditioner thermostat; ambient room temperature indicator; ambient temperature; assistive device; blind; information storage technology; low vision; microprocessor control; residential heat thermostat; room; setting adjustment; visually challenged; voice chip; Ergonomics; Material storage; Microcontrollers; Microprocessors; Nonvolatile memory; Speech synthesis; Switches; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Thermostats;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997 23rd Northeast

Conference_Location

Durham, NH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3848-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.1997.594961

Filename

594961