Low Cost Force Feedback Technology to Enable Access to Computers for Users with Special Educational Needs

触觉反馈技术提供了一种与计算机交互的直观方式。虽然还处于起步阶段，但触觉技术将在未来的人机交互中发挥关键作用。一个目前尚未开发但具有巨大潜力的领域是简化残疾用户，特别是视障用户的HCI体验。Generic robotics将设计一个软件API，这将允许我们测试使用我们的低成本触觉设备与普通DTP包接口的可行性，以感觉图形的形状和其他常用的视觉呈现元素

Haptic (touch feedback) technology provides an intuitive way to interact with computers. Although in its infancy, haptic technology will play a key role in future HCI. One area, currently not exploited, but with great potential is simplifying HCI experience for disabled users, particularly the visually impaired. Generic Roboticswill design a software API which will allow us to test the feasibility of using our low cost haptic device to interface with a common DTP package to feel the shape of graphs and other commonly used visual presentation elements