Intuitive tactile algorithms to guide blind runners by means of a belt with vibrators
Durá-Gil, J.V.; Bazuelo-Ruiz, B.; Mollà, F.; Barberà-Guillem, R.; Jakab, Àg.; Csielka, T.ás.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 217: 639-643
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-8365 PMID: 26294541 Document Number: 683045
Visually impaired people do not have equal possibilities to practice sports. In the case of running they need a sighted guide. This paper compare different possibilities for indicating direction to blind people by means of a belt that transmits tactile messages, and defines design requirements based on anthropometric analysis. The results shows that intuitive tactile messages are achieved with tactile stimuli applied in the ventral section, from the iliac crests to the navel.