Hello friends Curious to know the address from where we can obtain the same Arun
> On 12-Dec-2015, at 7:25 AM, Pranav Lal <pranav....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Aaruni, > > The Ausion is similar to the K-sonar though at a fraction of the cost. It is > primarily meant for above chest level obstacles. You hold the device in your > hand and scan your environment. I am planning to order it for testing. I have > the IIT device. Again, you need to scan your environment and you get tactile > feedback in terms of different vibration patterns based on distance. In most > tactile based systems, you do not get a sense of texture. You may get this in > the ausion and in the K-Sonar because they support continuous scanning and can > better render texture information using sound. > > The question though is what do you mean by better mobility? If it is detecting > drop offs and steps, there appears to be nothing to match the white cane. The > EyeCane may have a fighting chance but I do not know if it is commercially > available. If you navigate in office spaces, then the smart cane and the > ausion > may work just as well. > > The thing with any aid using ultrasound is that it does not answer the > question > "what." You know something is there but you need to build a database of sound > patterns to identify the obstacle. However, if you take something like the > vOICe, it will tell you what you are looking at but it is not particularly > good > at rendering distance information. As of this writing, you need to combine > sensory substitution devices and ultrasound based devices for the best > mobility > experience. For the vOICe, you could use your Android phone or grab a > dedicated > unit from > http://www.after-sight.com/ > > This is probably more than you wanted to know but mobility aides are an > interest > of mine and something that I am exploring actively. > > Pranav > > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
