Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997 23rd Northeast
Conference_Location :
Durham, NH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3848-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1997.594961
