Development of an auxiliary biomechanical assistance system for blindness or partial vision

L. H. Hernández-Gómez; J. A. Beltrán-Fernández; J. Martínez-Paredes; J. Medel-Ortiz; Itzel Bantle-Chávez; Carolina Alvarado-Moreno; A. Vega-López; D. Villaseñor-Chávez; J. O. Miranda-Peña

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20801-1_28

Development of an auxiliary biomechanical assistance system for blindness or partial vision

L. H. Hernández-Gómez, J. A. Beltrán-Fernández, J. Martínez-Paredes, J. Medel-Ortiz, Itzel Bantle-Chávez, Carolina Alvarado-Moreno, A. Vega-López, D. Villaseñor-Chávez, J. O. Miranda-Peña

Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica (ESIME), Unidad Zacatenco

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In the present work a proposal for the design of an auxiliary device for people who suffer from blindness or weak vision in form of a diadem, is developed. The device is capable of orientating patients in an urban environment. The main goal of this project is to assist patients when performing displacements and diminish the possible collisions with objects or obstacles at the height of their heads or at a middle height (abdomen height), so that patients can have more freedom when performing a certain movement or displacement. The auxiliary system emits vibrations with certain intensity, according to the distance between the object and the patient. The vibrations present the tendency to be stronger when the distance between the patient and the object is shorter and rather weak when the distance is longer. This mechanism avoids the usage of sounds or similar tools that normally confuse or disorientate the user.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Structured Materials
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	407-434
Number of pages	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20801-1_28
State	Published - 2020

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Name	Advanced Structured Materials
Volume	113
ISSN (Print)	1869-8433
ISSN (Electronic)	1869-8441

Keywords

Blindness
Diadem for blind people
Feedback trough vibration
Visual incapacity

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Hernández-Gómez, L. H., Beltrán-Fernández, J. A., Martínez-Paredes, J., Medel-Ortiz, J., Bantle-Chávez, I., Alvarado-Moreno, C., Vega-López, A., Villaseñor-Chávez, D., & Miranda-Peña, J. O. (2020). Development of an auxiliary biomechanical assistance system for blindness or partial vision. In Advanced Structured Materials (pp. 407-434). (Advanced Structured Materials; Vol. 113). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20801-1_28

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Development of an auxiliary biomechanical assistance system for blindness or partial vision. / Hernández-Gómez, L. H.; Beltrán-Fernández, J. A.; Martínez-Paredes, J. et al.
Advanced Structured Materials. Springer Verlag, 2020. p. 407-434 (Advanced Structured Materials; Vol. 113).

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