2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a tactile map learning system using tactile devices
| Project/Area Number |
19K21759
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Review Section |
Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
Ishimaru Hirokazu 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 技術職員 (00534330)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2019-06-28 – 2021-03-31
|
| Keywords | 触図 / 疑似触覚 / ハンドトラッキング / 視覚障害 |
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A variety of learning tools using tactile maps have been developed, but the creation of tactile maps requires a special three-dimensional copying machine. In addition, as the number of tactile maps increases, it takes time and effort to carry and manage them. In this study, we developed an application that enables self-study by voice guidance without using physical tactile maps by recognizing the position of the learner's fingertips captured by the smartphone camera and vibrating the finger through a vibration device as if the learner is touching an uneven tactile map.
|
| Free Research Field |
情報工学
|
| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
市販されている触図教材は数が限られているため、晴眼者向けの教材を加工するなどして触図を作成することが多い。しかし、触図を作成するためには専用の用紙や立体コピー機等が必要となり容易とは言い難い。本研究では、スマートフォンと振動デバイスを用いることで凹凸のある触図を利用せずに図の学習を行うアプリの開発を行っており、可搬性の向上やコスト削減に加えて晴眼者向けの教材を簡単な編集で利用できるようになり得ると考える。
|
