Location

Science and Engineering Building, UNLV

Start Date

27-4-2012 10:30 AM

End Date

27-4-2012 4:00 PM

Description

  • Braille is a communication system to assist the blind and visually impaired.
  • Present an approach to measure fingertip forces while identifying Braille characters.
  • Implement a force sensory feedback in the device to measure the force developed on the fingertip.
  • Introduce a preliminary design for the device.
  • Build a prototype for the device and evaluate its functionality and integrate its components

Keywords

Braille--Data processing; Force and energy--Measurement

Disciplines

Biomedical | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Manufacturing | Hardware Systems

Language

English

Comments

Related Dissertation:

http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/1619/


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Apr 27th, 10:30 AM Apr 27th, 4:00 PM

A Refreshable and Portable E-Braille System for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Science and Engineering Building, UNLV

  • Braille is a communication system to assist the blind and visually impaired.
  • Present an approach to measure fingertip forces while identifying Braille characters.
  • Implement a force sensory feedback in the device to measure the force developed on the fingertip.
  • Introduce a preliminary design for the device.
  • Build a prototype for the device and evaluate its functionality and integrate its components