The Electronic and Computer-Aided Periodic Table Prepared for the Visually Impaired Individuals

Visually impaired individuals cannot lead their lives as comfortable as others. Therefore, new applications are being developed every passing day in order to make their lives easier. In this study, an electronic and computer-aided audio device was developed with the aim of making the learning of the periodic table easier for the visually impaired. In this device, a board includes buttons for each element of the periodic table. After pressing a button, the visually impaired individual not only hears the name of the element but also feels with his/her hands where that specific element is located.

• Ayşe Eldem
• Fatih Başçiftçi

• Periodic Table
• PIC16F877
• Serial port
• Visually Impaired Individual.

[1] Yin J.,Wang L. And Li J., The Research on Paper-mediated Braille
Automatic Recognition Method, 2010 Fifth International Conference on
Frontier of Computer Science and Technology (IEEE)
[2] Javier Jime´nez, MD, Jesu´ s Olea, MD, Jesu´ s Torres, MD, Inmaculada
Alonso, MD, Dirk Harder, MD, and Konstanze Fischer, MD, Biography
of Louis Braille and Invention of the Braille Alphabet, SURVEY OF
OPHTHALMOLOGY Vol. 54(1), 2009
[3] Mad Saad S., Md Zain M. Z., Hussein M., Yaacob M. S., Musa A. R. &
Abdullah M. Y., A System Architecture of Electronic Braille Panel
forReciting Al-Quran, Second International Conference on
Computational Intelligence, Modelling and Simulation, pp:427-430,
2010
[4] Kwon H., Lee S. & Lee S. S., Braille dot display module with a PDMS
membrane driven by a thermo pneumatic actuator, Sensors and
Actuators A 154, 2009, 238–246
[5] Beyid, http://www.beyid.com.tr, Access Date: 01.01.2013
[6] Braille Teknik Ltd. Şti., http://www.brailleteknik.com, Access
Date:15.12.2012
[7] Cobolt Systems Ltd., http://www.cobolt.co.uk, Access Date:22.11.2012
[8] American Printing House forthe Blind, http://www.aph.org, Access
Date:25.11.2012
[9] Freedom Scientific, http://www.freedomscientific.com, Access Date:
20.12.2012
[10] Techo-VisionSystems, http://www.techno-vision.co.uk, Access Date:
10.12.2012
[11] Microchip, ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/30292c.pdf,
Access Date: 05.01.2013
[12] Asadpour M. &Siegwart R., 2004, Compact Q-learning optimized for
micro-robots with processing and memory constraints Robotics and
Autonomous Systems (48), pp:49–61
[13] Xie F., Xiong C. and Hu J., A Wireless Data Collection System Using
PIC16F877 and GPRS, 2012 International Conference on Computer
Science and Electronics Engineering, Vol 2, pp: 437– 439.