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Haptics mouse for visually impaired

conference contribution
posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00 authored by Michael FieldingMichael Fielding, Saeid Nahavandi
The research presented draws from the disciplines of electronics, mechanical engineering, biological sciences and aesthetics to create a handheld tactile mouse which can be used to aid data perception for visually impaired individuals. Visual information is presented to the user by means of small tactile array housed in a modified computer mouse. Varying frequencies of vibrations can represent a number of onscreen environmental changes, such as changes in colour, light intensity or the numerical values. The device is designed to operate either as an assisting tool which operates in conjunction with other interfacing aids, or as a stand alone system with a reduced function set.

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Title of proceedings

Mechatronics & robotics

Event

Mechatronics & Robotics (2004 : Aachen, Germany)

Pagination

356 - 361

Publisher

Eysoldt Verlag

Location

Aachen, Germany

Place of publication

Aachen, Germany

Start date

2004-09-13

End date

2004-09-15

ISBN-13

9783938153307

ISBN-10

393815330X

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Editor/Contributor(s)

P Drews

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