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PFI-TT: A portable and real-time system for individuals with visual impairments to explore digital images using alternate feedback

PFI-TT：一种便携式实时系统，供视力障碍人士使用替代反馈探索数字图像

基本信息

批准号：
1919214
负责人：
Bradley Duerstock
金额：
$ 25万
依托单位：
Purdue University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-06-01 至 2022-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1919214&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
PFI TT portable real time

项目摘要

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Partnerships for Innovation-Technology Translation (PFI-TT) project is to develop a portable technology enabling individuals who are blind or visually impaired to have access to digital images in real time through alternate sensory modalities. Current methods to generate accessible images on tactile paper printouts are bulky, time-consuming to develop, cost-prohibitive, and require sighted assistance. The proposed technology presents the opportunity to promote the participation of students who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) and enable them to equally benefit from active learning experiences as their sighted peers, especially in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The proposed system will allow instant access to images for students who are BVI, supporting natural and intuitive interaction with visual scientific data and enabling them to perform observation-based tasks. Successful commercialization of the proposed system will remove a huge obstacle in the STEM education of BVI students and will encourage them to pursue a career in STEM related fields. The system also has the potential to play a critical role in enhancing social interaction in the BVI community. The proposed project will allow the development of a portable, low-cost system which enables individuals who are BVI to understand images in real time. There is currently no commercially available tool for BVI individuals that is portable and allows real-time exploration of images. The novelty of the proposed system developed is three-fold. As a tablet accessory, it is portable. It also incorporates a multisensory feedback interface comprising modalities such as haptics, sound and vibration. Lastly, it is deployed with an intelligent computing unit that uses Computational Neural Networks to characterize visual information and optimally delivering it through various sensory modalities. Using a multisensory and intelligent interface with digital images poses a novel solution to increase efficiency of exploration and perception of visual data in real-time. The team at Purdue University will develop and beta test a portable image exploration system allowing BVI individuals to use a portable controller with supporting software to explore images in real-time. This will result in prototypes for beta testing to assess usability, performance, reliability, and overall user satisfaction. Results will be used to assess the overall impact of the proposed system.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这一创新技术翻译伙伴关系项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一种便携式技术，使盲人或视力受损者能够通过其他感官方式真实的实时获得数字图像。目前在触觉纸打印机上生成可访问图像的方法体积庞大，开发耗时，成本高昂，并且需要视力辅助。拟议的技术为促进盲人或视障学生的参与提供了机会，使他们能够与视力正常的同龄人一样从积极的学习经验中受益，特别是在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域。拟议的系统将允许英属维尔京群岛的学生即时访问图像，支持与视觉科学数据的自然和直观的互动，并使他们能够执行基于观察的任务。该系统的成功商业化将消除BVI学生STEM教育的巨大障碍，并鼓励他们在STEM相关领域从事职业。该系统也有潜力在加强英属维尔京群岛社区的社会互动方面发挥关键作用。拟议的项目将开发一个便携式低成本系统，使英属维尔京群岛的个人能够真实的理解图像。目前没有商业上可供BVI个人使用的便携式工具，可以实时探索图像。所提出的系统开发的新奇是三方面的。作为平板电脑配件，它是便携式的。它还结合了多感官反馈界面，包括触觉，声音和振动等模态。最后，它还配备了一个智能计算单元，该单元使用计算神经网络来表征视觉信息，并通过各种感官方式优化传递。使用具有数字图像的多传感器和智能接口提出了一种新颖的解决方案，以提高实时探索和感知视觉数据的效率。普渡大学的团队将开发和测试一个便携式图像探索系统，允许英属维尔京群岛的个人使用一个便携式控制器与支持软件来实时探索图像。这将产生用于beta测试的原型，以评估可用性，性能，可靠性和整体用户满意度。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。