TY - JOUR
T1 - HaptiComm: A Touch-Mediated Communication Device for Deafblind Individuals
AU - Duvernoy, Basil
AU - Kappassov, Zhanat
AU - Topp, Sven
AU - Milroy, Jeraldine
AU - Xiao, Shuangshuang
AU - Lacote, Ines
AU - Abdikarimov, Azamat
AU - Hayward, Vincent
AU - Ziat, Mounia
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Deafblindness is a unique disability characterized by a dual sensory reduction of both hearing and vision. For some Deafblind individuals, communication via touch may be their most accessible sensory channel. Multiple techniques that rely purely on touch exist within the Deafblind community. One method of interest referred to as 'Deafblind Tactile Fingerspelling Alphabet' in Australia or 'Deafblind Manual Alphabet' in the U.K., comprises twenty-six tactile symbols representing the letters of the Latin alphabet. This letter describes the HaptiComm, a device designed to reproduce the sensations generated during fingerspelling communication. The HaptiComm comprises an array of twenty-four strategically placed electrodynamic actuators specifically designed to produce distinct tactile sensations upon which the fingerspelling alphabet is constructed. The first experimental evaluation showed promising results suggesting further investigations related to the timing and the pace at which the stimuli are produced.
AB - Deafblindness is a unique disability characterized by a dual sensory reduction of both hearing and vision. For some Deafblind individuals, communication via touch may be their most accessible sensory channel. Multiple techniques that rely purely on touch exist within the Deafblind community. One method of interest referred to as 'Deafblind Tactile Fingerspelling Alphabet' in Australia or 'Deafblind Manual Alphabet' in the U.K., comprises twenty-six tactile symbols representing the letters of the Latin alphabet. This letter describes the HaptiComm, a device designed to reproduce the sensations generated during fingerspelling communication. The HaptiComm comprises an array of twenty-four strategically placed electrodynamic actuators specifically designed to produce distinct tactile sensations upon which the fingerspelling alphabet is constructed. The first experimental evaluation showed promising results suggesting further investigations related to the timing and the pace at which the stimuli are produced.
UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3241758
U2 - 10.1109/lra.2023.3241758
DO - 10.1109/lra.2023.3241758
M3 - Article
VL - 8
JO - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
JF - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
IS - Issue 4
ER -