- 고분자 유전체를 이용한 시각 장애인용 점자 출력기 개발
- ㆍ 저자명
- 이상원,구익모,정광목,이성일,최후곤,전재욱,남재도,최혁렬
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 제어·자동화·시스템공학 논문지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2004년|10권 11호|pp.961-970 (10 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 제어로봇시스템학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Tactile sensation is one of the most important sensory functions along with the auditory sensation for the visually impaired since it replaces the visual one of the persons with sight. In this paper, we present a tactile display device as a dynamic Braille display that is the unique tool f3r exchanging information among them. The tactile cell of the Braille display proposed is based on the dielectric elastomer, which is one of the electroactive polymers. It has advantageous features over the existing ones with respect to intrinsic softness, ease of fabrication, cost effectiveness and miniaturization. We introduce a new idea for actuation as well as additional considerations such as the driving circuit that makes it possible to drive multiple tactile cells in a high speed. Also, we describe the actuating mechanism of the Braille pin in details capable of realizing the enhanced spatial density of the tactile cells. Finally, results of psychophysical experiments are given to evaluate its effectiveness.