Developing a Guided Tactile Feedback System for Visually Impaired People

Abstract

Haptic interfaces and assistive technologies are improving for visually impaired individuals. In line with these efforts, this paper describes the design, working and implementation of a wearable haptic feedback glove incorporated with a robotic arm to guide the user’s hand in the court. The glove is lightweight, inexpensive and includes coin vibration motors that give vibratory feedback, which describes the direction of the ball. The system was tested on five participants. The participants gave positive feedback regarding the design and the overall experience was good. They recommended the system because it is easy-to-use.

Keywords

• Haptics
• Robotics
• Visually-impaired individuals

Görme Engelliler için Rehberli Dokunsal Geri Bildirim Sistemi Geliştirme

Öz

Görme engelli bireyler için dokunsal arayüzler ve yardımcı teknolojiler gelişiyor. Bu çabalar doğrultusunda, bu makale, kullanıcının elini sahada yönlendirmek için robotik bir kolla birleştirilmiş giyilebilir bir dokunsal geribildirim eldiveninin tasarımını, çalışmasını ve uygulamasını açıklamaktadır. Eldiven hafiftir, ucuzdur ve topun yönünü tanımlayan titreşimli geri bildirim sağlayan titreşim motorları içerir. Sistem beş katılımcı üzerinde test edildi. Katılımcılar sistemle ilgili olumlu geri bildirimler verdiler ve genel deneyim iyiydi. Sistemi kullanımı kolay olduğu için tavsiye ettiler.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Haptik
• Robotic
• Görme engelli bireyler

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