A color detection glove with haptic feedback for the visually disabled

Helen N. Schwerdt; Jonathan Tapson; Ralph Etienne-Cummings

doi:10.1109/CISS.2009.5054804

A color detection glove with haptic feedback for the visually disabled

Helen N. Schwerdt, Jonathan Tapson, Ralph Etienne-Cummings

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The following paper describes the design and preliminary results of a compact color detecting and feedback system. The device is intended for use by those with vision-loss or disabilities who may benefit by a means of perceiving color. The device consists of a glove incorporating optical color sensors along with tactile switches affixed to the fingertips, a haptic feedback interface wrapped around the fore arm, and a microprocessor unit to control communication between sensing and feedback. The color data and finger selection is encoded to spatial and temporal parameters on tactors. The study extends on earlier investigations by Tapson et. al. that have successfully demonstrated the capability of accurately identifying colors through haptic feedback. To further extend the field, the present research attempts to characterize color information in a temporally and spatially continuous representation to more realistically map the features of color space, and allow higher resolution of color perception.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2009), 18-20 March 2009, Baltimore, Maryland
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	681-686
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781424427345
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CISS.2009.5054804
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems - Duration: 18 Mar 2009 → …

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Schwerdt, HN, Tapson, J & Etienne-Cummings, R 2009, A color detection glove with haptic feedback for the visually disabled. in Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2009), 18-20 March 2009, Baltimore, Maryland. IEEE, pp. 681-686, Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, 18/03/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/CISS.2009.5054804

A color detection glove with haptic feedback for the visually disabled. / Schwerdt, Helen N.; Tapson, Jonathan; Etienne-Cummings, Ralph.
Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2009), 18-20 March 2009, Baltimore, Maryland. IEEE, 2009. p. 681-686.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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