{"title":"The Electronic and Computer-Aided Periodic Table Prepared for the Visually Impaired Individuals","authors":"Ay\u015fe Eldem, Fatih Ba\u015f\u00e7ift\u00e7i","volume":80,"journal":"International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering","pagesStart":1087,"pagesEnd":1091,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/16908","abstract":"
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.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] Yin J.,Wang L. And Li J., The Research on Paper-mediated Braille \r\nAutomatic Recognition Method, 2010 Fifth International Conference on \r\nFrontier of Computer Science and Technology (IEEE) \r\n[2] Javier Jime\u00b4nez, MD, Jesu\u00b4 s Olea, MD, Jesu\u00b4 s Torres, MD, Inmaculada \r\nAlonso, MD, Dirk Harder, MD, and Konstanze Fischer, MD, Biography \r\nof Louis Braille and Invention of the Braille Alphabet, SURVEY OF \r\nOPHTHALMOLOGY Vol. 54(1), 2009 \r\n[3] Mad Saad S., Md Zain M. Z., Hussein M., Yaacob M. S., Musa A. R. & \r\nAbdullah M. Y., A System Architecture of Electronic Braille Panel \r\nforReciting Al-Quran, Second International Conference on \r\nComputational Intelligence, Modelling and Simulation, pp:427-430, \r\n2010 \r\n[4] Kwon H., Lee S. & Lee S. S., Braille dot display module with a PDMS \r\nmembrane driven by a thermo pneumatic actuator, Sensors and \r\nActuators A 154, 2009, 238\u2013246 \r\n[5] Beyid, http:\/\/www.beyid.com.tr, Access Date: 01.01.2013 \r\n[6] Braille Teknik Ltd. \u015eti., http:\/\/www.brailleteknik.com, Access \r\nDate:15.12.2012 \r\n[7] Cobolt Systems Ltd., http:\/\/www.cobolt.co.uk, Access Date:22.11.2012 \r\n[8] American Printing House forthe Blind, http:\/\/www.aph.org, Access \r\nDate:25.11.2012 \r\n[9] Freedom Scientific, http:\/\/www.freedomscientific.com, Access Date: \r\n20.12.2012 \r\n[10] Techo-VisionSystems, http:\/\/www.techno-vision.co.uk, Access Date: \r\n10.12.2012 \r\n[11] Microchip, ww1.microchip.com\/downloads\/en\/devicedoc\/30292c.pdf, \r\nAccess Date: 05.01.2013 \r\n[12] Asadpour M. &Siegwart R., 2004, Compact Q-learning optimized for \r\nmicro-robots with processing and memory constraints Robotics and \r\nAutonomous Systems (48), pp:49\u201361 \r\n[13] Xie F., Xiong C. and Hu J., A Wireless Data Collection System Using \r\nPIC16F877 and GPRS, 2012 International Conference on Computer \r\nScience and Electronics Engineering, Vol 2, pp: 437\u2013 439. ","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 80, 2013"}