Hi Aaruni, Ah your situation is similar to mine except that I navigate in the office and jabbing your colleagues with a stick is not the best idea though it is extremely tempting. Ausion and the smart Cane from Saksham / IIT will alert you to an obstacle like a human. Orientation is trickier. When I use the vOICe, I am able to get a scan ahead of me. I focus towards open spaces and walk. If I find objects on either side, I reduce speed. If an object I detected on my left changes position, it is possible that I have changed direction in which case I make a course correction. You could do the same thing if you elect to go this way or use Ausion to quickly scan your environment as you walk. As long as you do not have an obstacle ahead of you, you are oriented correctly.
Mind you, you will use your other skills such as passive echo location to determine if you are in a closed space or not. Remember, people make noise which is a good indicator of distance to them etc. The way sighted people orient themselves is that before they start walking, they fix a visual destination and move towards that. You could do this using the vOICe or you go step-by-step in the general direction until you reach your destination. Pranav -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Aaruni Sharma Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 2:28 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Subject: Re: [AI] Anybody using Ausion? Hi Pranab, thanks for your detailed explanation. Actually I want this device primarily for my college use. I no the environmental settings but feel the need for something which would alert me of people standing in the corridors. I must admit that I find the walking stick unsuitable because often there is a chance of bumping into somebody and I find the stick obtrusive. Echo location is a good thing but there is not much chance of acquiring advanced capability without a proper expert guidance. I also find walking in a straight line quite challenging and I am interested to know how Ausion can help. Thanks, On 12 December 2015 at 07:25, 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_acc > essindia.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. 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