Paper Info
Title
CyARM: an alternative aid device for blind persons
Abstract
With the concept of 'human-machine interface', designed especially for visually impaired persons, we have developed an electric aid device for use in guiding orientation and locomotion. The device, which we call CyARM, measures the distance between a person and an object with an ultrasonic sensor and transmits the distance information to the user's haptic sense. In this report, we will: (1) outline the concept of CyARM, (2) describe its mechanism, and (3) demonstrate three preliminary experiments that verify the usability of CyARM. We conducted the experiments in terms of detection of objects, detection of space, and tracking object movement. As a result of these experiments, we have concluded that CyARM is potentially effective for visually impaired persons. Our study will encourage the related studies of user interfaces, particularly focusing on electric aid devices that guide visually impaired persons in detecting their environment.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1056808.1056947
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
related study,guiding orientation,human-machine interface,user interface,electric aid device,alternative aid device,preliminary experiment,haptic sense,object movement,ultrasonic sensor,distance information,blind person,user interfaces
Visual impairment,Computer vision,Visually Impaired Persons,Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Artificial intelligence,Blind persons,User interface,Haptic technology
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-002-7
22
2.81
References 
Authors
1
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kiyohide Ito1337.40
Makoto Okamoto2222.81
Junichi Akita38319.41
Tetsuo Ono4635100.91
Ikuko Gyobu5273.40
Tomohito Takagi6222.81
Takahiro Hoshi7222.81
Yu Mishima8222.81