SBIR Phase I: (IT-B5) Feasibility to Run Novel Voice Interface on a Low-Power Microcontroller

该小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段研究项目专注于将专有语音接口移植到低功耗可穿戴平台。这一开发的一个主要挑战是消除了对浮点计算的硬件支持，而浮点计算通常不包括在低功耗嵌入式平台上。该方案通过研究降低算法复杂度的可行方法，以及在嵌入式应用中缺乏对低功耗设备上浮点运算的硬件支持等关键问题，解决了移动性特征。它还有可能使视力正常的人的信息管理需求发生革命性的变化，并解决利基应用，如用于“健忘”的假肢设备。最重要的是，这项技术有很多有用的应用，比如帮助视力受损以外的其他类型的残疾人。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project focuses on the porting a proprietary voice interface to a low-power wearable platform. A major challenge of this development is the elimination of hardware support for floating point calculations that are not typically included on low-power embedded platforms. This proposal addresses mobility characteristics by focusing the critical issues such as investigation of feasible methods for reducing the complexity of algorithms, and the lack of hardware support for floating point arithmetic on a low-power device as used in embedded applications.This project addresses the development of a novel information management system for the visually impaired. It also has the potential to revolutionize the information management needs for sighted people as well, and address niche applications such as prosthetic devices for 'forgetfulness'. Most importantly, this technology has many useful applications such as assisting people with other types of disabilities besides visual impairment.