Logan Nichols
- Nov 25, 2015
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Hello friends,
I have begun a project of mine to develop a prototype for a device to assist the blind in seeing and navigating. The premise is to use a depth camera (kinect) to extract pixel depth information, and convert that into a mat on their back which can imprint the depths onto their back. Possibly with enough proficiency, the blind could navigate courses and gain a confidence through seeing through feel.
I am after some guidance/ideas about the imprint mat. Obviously, if the mat has higher resolution (say 800x800) that would be better, however this increases complexity as each 'pixel' needs to be individually controllable. I think my best solution would be to use electrical impulses in a grid, but have no experience with this or how to go about sourcing such a thing.
Any help or ideas/improvements/comments are greatly appreciated.
Logan
I have begun a project of mine to develop a prototype for a device to assist the blind in seeing and navigating. The premise is to use a depth camera (kinect) to extract pixel depth information, and convert that into a mat on their back which can imprint the depths onto their back. Possibly with enough proficiency, the blind could navigate courses and gain a confidence through seeing through feel.
I am after some guidance/ideas about the imprint mat. Obviously, if the mat has higher resolution (say 800x800) that would be better, however this increases complexity as each 'pixel' needs to be individually controllable. I think my best solution would be to use electrical impulses in a grid, but have no experience with this or how to go about sourcing such a thing.
Any help or ideas/improvements/comments are greatly appreciated.
Logan