Low Cost Real-Time Communication Braille Hand-Glove for Visually Impaired Using Slot Sensors and Vibration Motors
Visually impaired people find it extremely difficult to
acquire basic and vital information necessary for their living.
Therefore, they are at a very high risk of being socially excluded as a
result of poor access to information. In recent years, several attempts
have been made in improving the communication methods for
visually impaired people which involve tactile sensation such as
finger Braille, manual alphabets and the print on palm method and
several other electronic devices. But, there are some problems which
arise in such methods such as lack of privacy and lack of
compatibility to computer environment. This paper describes a low
cost Braille hand glove for blind people using slot sensors and
vibration motors with the help of which they can read and write emails,
text messages and read e-books. This glove allows the person
to type characters based on different Braille combination using six
slot sensors. The vibration in six different positions of the glove
which matches to the Braille code allows them to read characters.
[1] J. G. LmvILL, J.C Bliss, "A Direct Translation Reading Aid for the
Blind,” Proceedings of the IEEE, January 1966.
[2] Kenneth R. Ingham "Spelled Speech as an Output for Computers and
Reading Machines for the Blind,” IEEE transactions on human factors
in electronics, vol. hfe-8, no. 3, September 1967.
[3] Kenneth R. Ingham "Braille, the Language, Its Machine Translation and
Display,” IEEE Transactions on man-machine systems, vol. mms-10,
no. 4, December 1969.
[4] Franklin S. Cooper, Jane H. Gaitenby, Ignatius G. Mattingly, Noriko
Umeda, "Reading Aids for the Blind: A Special Case of Machine-to-
Man Communication,” IEEE Transactions ox audio and electro
acoustics vol. au-17, no. 4 December 1969.
[5] James C. Bliss, Michael, H. Katcher, Charles H. Rogers, Raymond P.
Shepard, "Optical-to-Tactile Image Conversion for the Blind,” IEEE
Transactions on man-machine systems, March 1970.
[6] James D Plummer, James D Meindl, "MOS Electronics for a Portable
Reading Aid for the Blind,” IEEE journal of solid-state circuits, April
1972.
[7] Jan Mennens, Luc van Tichelen, Guido Francois, Jan J. Engelen,
"Optical Recognition of Braille Writing Using Standard Equipment,”
IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 2, no. 4,
December 1994.
[8] C. Moore, I. Murray, "An Electronic Design of a Low cost Braille
Typewriter,” Seventh Australian and New Zealand Intelligent
Information Systems Conference, 18-21 November 2001.
[9] N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, D. Dewey, T. Stepleton, M. B. Dias, "Iterative
Design of a Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy,” funded by Tech
Bridge World’s V-Unit program, the IFYRE program, and the National
Science Foundation’s IGERT fellowship in assistive technology (DGE-
0333420) August 30, 2007.
[10] Ramiro Velázquez, Enrique Preza, Hermes Hernández, "Making eBooks
Accessible to Blind Braille Readers,” HAVE 2008 – IEEE International
Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications
Ottawa – Canada, 18-19 October 2008.
[11] Bindu Philip, R. D. Sudhaker Samuel, "Human Machine Interface – A
Smart OCR for the Visually Challenged,” International Journal of
Recent Trends in Engineering, Vol 2, No. 3, November 2009.
[12] M.Rajasenathipathi, M.Arthanari ,M.Sivakumar, "An Electronic design
of a low cost Braille Hand Glove,” International Journal of Advanced
Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 2010.
[13] Deepak Kumar, Himank Singh Muktawat, Saiful Islam , "E-mail Client
having Articulation and Braille Transcription of E-mails for the Blinds,”
Special Issue of IJCCT Vol. 2 Issue 2, 3, 4; 2010 for International
Conference (ICCT-2010), 3rd-5th December 2010.
[14] Deepak Kumar, Mohammed Abdul Qadeer, "Mobile Application and EClasses
for Increasing the Availability of Information for Visually
Impaired Persons,” International Journal of Machine Learning and
Computing, Vol. 1, No. 3, August 2011.
[15] Prasaanth.N, Parish Vyas, Rahul Tolani, Sandhya Pati, "Advanced aid
for Visually Impaired for reading text online," International Journal of
Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958,
Volume-2, Issue-2, December 2012.
[16] Raj S. Mamarde, Rasika A. Lodhi, Rahul D. Bhor, "Communication
system for Deaf blind people,” International Journal of Engineering
Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN: 2278-0181, Vol. 2 Issue 4,
April – 2013.
[17] D. Sreenivasan, Dr. S. Poonguzhali, "An Electronic Aid for Visually
Impaired in Reading Printed Text,” International Journal of Scientific &
Engineering Research, Volume 4, Issue 5, May-2013.
[18] S.Jain1, S.Majumder, K.J.UKe, "An Experimental Driven Approach of
Braille Embosser Print Head Design Using Analytical and
Computational Techniques,” Proceedings of the 1st International and
16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms
(iNaCoMM2013), IIT Roorkee, India, Dec 18-20 2013.
[1] J. G. LmvILL, J.C Bliss, "A Direct Translation Reading Aid for the
Blind,” Proceedings of the IEEE, January 1966.
[2] Kenneth R. Ingham "Spelled Speech as an Output for Computers and
Reading Machines for the Blind,” IEEE transactions on human factors
in electronics, vol. hfe-8, no. 3, September 1967.
[3] Kenneth R. Ingham "Braille, the Language, Its Machine Translation and
Display,” IEEE Transactions on man-machine systems, vol. mms-10,
no. 4, December 1969.
[4] Franklin S. Cooper, Jane H. Gaitenby, Ignatius G. Mattingly, Noriko
Umeda, "Reading Aids for the Blind: A Special Case of Machine-to-
Man Communication,” IEEE Transactions ox audio and electro
acoustics vol. au-17, no. 4 December 1969.
[5] James C. Bliss, Michael, H. Katcher, Charles H. Rogers, Raymond P.
Shepard, "Optical-to-Tactile Image Conversion for the Blind,” IEEE
Transactions on man-machine systems, March 1970.
[6] James D Plummer, James D Meindl, "MOS Electronics for a Portable
Reading Aid for the Blind,” IEEE journal of solid-state circuits, April
1972.
[7] Jan Mennens, Luc van Tichelen, Guido Francois, Jan J. Engelen,
"Optical Recognition of Braille Writing Using Standard Equipment,”
IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 2, no. 4,
December 1994.
[8] C. Moore, I. Murray, "An Electronic Design of a Low cost Braille
Typewriter,” Seventh Australian and New Zealand Intelligent
Information Systems Conference, 18-21 November 2001.
[9] N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, D. Dewey, T. Stepleton, M. B. Dias, "Iterative
Design of a Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy,” funded by Tech
Bridge World’s V-Unit program, the IFYRE program, and the National
Science Foundation’s IGERT fellowship in assistive technology (DGE-
0333420) August 30, 2007.
[10] Ramiro Velázquez, Enrique Preza, Hermes Hernández, "Making eBooks
Accessible to Blind Braille Readers,” HAVE 2008 – IEEE International
Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications
Ottawa – Canada, 18-19 October 2008.
[11] Bindu Philip, R. D. Sudhaker Samuel, "Human Machine Interface – A
Smart OCR for the Visually Challenged,” International Journal of
Recent Trends in Engineering, Vol 2, No. 3, November 2009.
[12] M.Rajasenathipathi, M.Arthanari ,M.Sivakumar, "An Electronic design
of a low cost Braille Hand Glove,” International Journal of Advanced
Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 2010.
[13] Deepak Kumar, Himank Singh Muktawat, Saiful Islam , "E-mail Client
having Articulation and Braille Transcription of E-mails for the Blinds,”
Special Issue of IJCCT Vol. 2 Issue 2, 3, 4; 2010 for International
Conference (ICCT-2010), 3rd-5th December 2010.
[14] Deepak Kumar, Mohammed Abdul Qadeer, "Mobile Application and EClasses
for Increasing the Availability of Information for Visually
Impaired Persons,” International Journal of Machine Learning and
Computing, Vol. 1, No. 3, August 2011.
[15] Prasaanth.N, Parish Vyas, Rahul Tolani, Sandhya Pati, "Advanced aid
for Visually Impaired for reading text online," International Journal of
Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958,
Volume-2, Issue-2, December 2012.
[16] Raj S. Mamarde, Rasika A. Lodhi, Rahul D. Bhor, "Communication
system for Deaf blind people,” International Journal of Engineering
Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN: 2278-0181, Vol. 2 Issue 4,
April – 2013.
[17] D. Sreenivasan, Dr. S. Poonguzhali, "An Electronic Aid for Visually
Impaired in Reading Printed Text,” International Journal of Scientific &
Engineering Research, Volume 4, Issue 5, May-2013.
[18] S.Jain1, S.Majumder, K.J.UKe, "An Experimental Driven Approach of
Braille Embosser Print Head Design Using Analytical and
Computational Techniques,” Proceedings of the 1st International and
16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms
(iNaCoMM2013), IIT Roorkee, India, Dec 18-20 2013.
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acquire basic and vital information necessary for their living.
Therefore, they are at a very high risk of being socially excluded as a
result of poor access to information. In recent years, several attempts
have been made in improving the communication methods for
visually impaired people which involve tactile sensation such as
finger Braille, manual alphabets and the print on palm method and
several other electronic devices. But, there are some problems which
arise in such methods such as lack of privacy and lack of
compatibility to computer environment. This paper describes a low
cost Braille hand glove for blind people using slot sensors and
vibration motors with the help of which they can read and write emails,
text messages and read e-books. This glove allows the person
to type characters based on different Braille combination using six
slot sensors. The vibration in six different positions of the glove
which matches to the Braille code allows them to read characters.
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