Presentation 2023-06-16
Proposal and Development of Spatial Haptic Guidance Presentation System for Visually Impaired People.
Tadahiro Sakai, Jyunji Ohnishi, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Takahiro Miura,
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Abstract(in English) A spatial haptic guidance presentation system that aims to enable visually impaired people to quickly grasp three-dimensional information such as teaching materials and works of art, and to convey the trajectory of objects moving in 3D space, such as ball games. So far, we have developed a haptic guidance presentation method that conveys two-dimensional information such as maps and graphs by mechanically pulling the finger in combination with active touch, and we verified that system is effective in understanding various contents. The proposed system expands the function of haptic guidance from 2D to 3D. This report shows the design guidelines and requirements of the spatial haptic guidance presentation system, as well as the overview of the system configuration. Next, we discuss the results of an interview survey on predictions of the effects of this method on grasping various 3D objects and the trajectory of moving the object in space, and on requirements for this system. In addition, we describe the future development schedule and the policy of evaluating spatial position recognition and memory which are important in constructing the system.
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Keyword(in English) Visually impaired people / 3D object / Spatial haptic guidance / Trajectory of moving object / ,Spatial position recognition and memory
Paper # WIT2023-4
Date of Issue 2023-06-09 (WIT)

Conference Information
Committee WIT
Conference Date 2023/6/16(2days)
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Place (in English) Okinawa Industry Support Center
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Chair Shinji Sakou(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Tomohiro Amemiya(Univ. of Tokyo)
Secretary Tomohiro Amemiya(Saitama Industrial Tech. Center)
Assistant Minako Hosono(AIST) / Aki Sugano(Univ. of Toyama) / Tomoyasu Komori(NHK)

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Language JPN
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Title (in English) Proposal and Development of Spatial Haptic Guidance Presentation System for Visually Impaired People.
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Visually impaired people
Keyword(2) 3D object
Keyword(3) Spatial haptic guidance
Keyword(4) Trajectory of moving object
Keyword(5) ,Spatial position recognition and memory
1st Author's Name Tadahiro Sakai
1st Author's Affiliation Tsukuba University of Technology(NTUT)
2nd Author's Name Jyunji Ohnishi
2nd Author's Affiliation Tsukuba University of Technology(NTUT)
3rd Author's Name Masatsugu Sakajiri
3rd Author's Affiliation Tsukuba University of Technology(NTUT)
4th Author's Name Takahiro Miura
4th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
Date 2023-06-16
Paper # WIT2023-4
Volume (vol) vol.123
Number (no) WIT-81
Page pp.pp.18-23(WIT),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-06-09 (WIT)