Development of an inclusive learning system with respect to tactile graphics for aimed to assist the visually impaired

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H02796
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: Toyama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Takagi Noboru 富山県立大学, 工学部, 教授 (50236197)
• Research Collaborator: MOTOYOSHI Tatsuo ; MORII Shingo ; MASAKI Yuji ; HASHIMOTO Yuta
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 教育工学 / 学習支援 / 障害者支援 / 触図 / コンピュータ支援システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There are the three research issues in this study and the result of each issue is described below.
(1) Development of tactile graphics production system with audio guidance: A tactile graphics production system has been developed, the system was implemented in smartphones. Then, the experiment on usability evaluation was conducted and the effectiveness of the system was verified. (2) Development of tactile graphics production system for aimed to assist blind users: A tactile graphics production system has been developed and we have then expand the system by adding a function of assisting users interactive drawing using TeX and its effectiveness was evaluated. (3) Practical application of tactile graphics production system for sighted users: For users unfamiliar with computers, we have developed a drawing system with a natural drawing interface based on multi-tap gestures.

Free Research Field

福祉情報工学