Support system for handwriting for the blind using a virtual auditory screen by head related transfer function
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06650461
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
計測・制御工学
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| Research Institution | Shinshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITOH Kazunori Shinshu University, Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (30043045)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HASHIMOTO Masami Shinshu University, Engineering, Research Associate, 工学部, 助手 (20242670)
YONEZAWA Yoshimichi Shinshu University, Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (90020982)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1995
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
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| Keywords | Support system for Hand-writing for the blind / Virtual auditory screen / Head related transfer function / Sound lateralization / Adventitious blind / Support System for Hand-writing and drawing |
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| Research Abstract |
The population of the blind is about 330,000 in our country and the rate of the aged rises every year. Recently. the number of adventitious blind is increased by traffic accidents and diseases such as cataract and diabetic retinopathy. It is difficult for the aged acquired blind to learn Braille. However, they still want to read printed type, write letters and draw pictures as sighted people do.
When a sighted person writes characters and draws figures, he unconsciously uses the visual feedback. If he lost feedback, he could not write characters properly formed in the correct position on the paper. Accordingly, the visually handicapped persons may be able to write characters by using a sound feedback of information which helps them to write correctly.
In this research, we try to improve our support system which helps an acquired blind to write characters and to draw figeres by using a new spatial auditory display. Handwriting patterns can be expressed on a virtural auditory screen perceived with headphones Listening. In this system, a pen position on the tablet is converted into that of a point sound image which is synthesized by the factor of sound localization. A new virtual auditory screen is designed by the experimental factors of sound image location. We also examine the possibility of handwriting and drawing by using a new support system. We also examine the possibility of handwriting and drawing by using a new support system. As the experimental results. It is shown that this systems is helpful when the adventitious blind write characters and draw figures.
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