SBIR Phase II: Assistive Reading Device for Persons with Disabilities

这一小企业创新研究第二阶段项目将为残疾人开发一种辅助阅读设备。 该设备是一种机电翻页器，将用于自动执行与翻页相关的机械任务，这是阅读的一个重要辅助过程。 通过触摸按钮/踏板，翻页器将自动抓取书籍的下一页，翻转它，并在整个过程中保持书籍打开。 在之前的第一阶段工作中，引入了一种新颖的旋转门设计，并收集了弯曲刚度、静态和动态摩擦系数以及纸张机械特性的数据。 第二阶段项目将把第一阶段的成果整合到工程设计中，以优化翻页机的设计，提高其性能和可靠性。该项目的商业应用将在残疾人、老年人、音乐家和热心读者的辅助技术领域。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop an assistive reading device for persons with disabilities. The device, an electromechanical page turner, will serve to automate the mechanical tasks associated with page turning, an important ancillary process of reading. With the touch of a button/pedal, the page turner will automatically grab the next page of a book, turn it, and keep the book opened flat during the entire process. In the prior Phase I work, a novel turnstile design was introduced, and data was collected on bending stiffness, static and dynamic coefficients of friction, and the mechanical characteristics of paper. The Phase II project will integrate the Phase I results into an engineering effort to optimize the design and improve the performance and reliability of the page turner.The commercial application of this project will be in the area of assistive technologies for people with disabilities, the elderly, musicians, and avid readers.