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Haptics as a Substitute for Vision

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Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People

Abstract

Historically the sense of touch has been used extensively to generate information for the visually impaired person. This chapter surveys the underlying principles of haptics and the perceptual capabilities of touch achievable with the human hand. After a presentation of these haptic fundamentals, the chapter proceeds to investigate how haptics can be used and enhanced through training or with the aid of specialist tools. A central section of the chapter concentrates on low-tech haptic applications; some, like the long cane and the guide dog, are for mobility whilst others, like Braille and embossed pictures, are for information from text, as well as embossed graphics. Subsequent sections in the chapter examine the more technologically advanced applications of haptic science. Of particular importance are the technologies for haptic computer interfaces and for haptic displays. A project to provide haptic access to museum pieces for visually impaired people is one outcome of this advanced work.

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