Automatic visual to tactile translation. II. Evaluation of the TACTile image creation system

Way, Tom; Barner, Kenneth E.

doi:10.1109/86.559354

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“…Static tactile methods, using (say) swell paper, have been widely adopted as a simple but effective way to realize information. Way and Barner present two seminal papers on automatic visual to tactile translation [36,37], while Rassmus-Gröhn et al [26] developed a haptic-audio drawing program, where lines could be drawn with positive and negative relief using the PHANTOM.…”

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Where are we with Haptic Visualization?

Roberts

Panëels

2007

Second Joint EuroHaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (WHC'07

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There is a growing interest into non-visual forms of data communication, not only driven by the need for accessible representations but also because researchers are realizing the potential of understanding information better or differently through other modalities. Thus, haptic visualization is an immature but exciting area; it represents the abstract realization of information through the use of tactile or force-feedback devices. Through such a realization the user can gain quantitative, qualitative or nominal understanding of some underlying data. This paper presents the growth and development of haptic visualization, shows current trends, and acts as a snapshot of history. In fact, we remember the past based on temporal landmarks: we remember what we were doing when we heard the news of 9/11. Thus it is interesting and useful to look at the subject in the context of key events and seminal work. Moreover, it helps us to not re-invent the wheel: something that is far too common with interdisciplinary work. Thus, we take a holistic approach to the literature and place the research in context of important historic events and seminal work, which shows the reader where we have been, and points towards the future.

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Section: Haptic Visualizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where are we with Haptic Visualization?

Roberts

Panëels

2007

Second Joint EuroHaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (WHC'07

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“…Way [22] first presented a basic concept for automatically translating natural images such as photographs into a tactile form. Rotard [23] proposed a method for analyzing simple graphics such as graphs and shapes, displayed on a web browser, and semi-automatically converting them into tactile graphics based on predetermined threshold values for binarization.…”

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A method for automatically translating print books into electronic Braille books

Park

Jung

2016

Sci. China Inf. Sci.

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In this paper, a method for automatically translating scanned images from print books into electronic Braille books is proposed with the objective of reducing the amount of time and cost required for producing Braille books. The proposed method consists of processes for identifying character and image areas in a scanned image, automatically translating characters and images into Braille and tactile graphics, respectively, and positioning Braille and tactile graphics into an electronic Braille page. Experimental results show that the proposed method drastically reduces the time required to translate a print book into an electronic Braille book. Despite the drastic reduction in translation time, the method proposed in this paper does not compromise the ability to recognize information for the visually impaired compared to manually produced Braille books, demonstrating its feasibility in practical applications. Therefore, the proposed method is expected to significantly reduce the time and cost required for producing Braille books, and provide more reading materials for the visually impaired, making significant contributions to enhancing their knowledge and welfare.Keywords Braille, tactile graphic, electronic Braille book, automatic translation, the visually impaired CitationPark T, Jung J, Cho J. A method for automatically translating print books into electronic Braille books.

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“…In [18], a boundary map is extracted from the image and edges are perceived as wedges peaking at the object boundaries. The techniques used in these works are evaluated in [19].…”

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Image-Driven Haptic Rendering in Virtual Environments

Rasool

Sourin

2013

2013 International Conference on Cyberworlds

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Haptic interaction significantly augments our experience with a computer and in cyberworlds in particular. However, haptic interaction requires the content creators to make physical or haptic models of the virtual objects while it is not always possible or feasible, especially when it comes to using real images or videos as elements of interaction. We, therefore, propose to use image-driven haptic rendering where a displayed image, real or simulated, is used as a source of the force-feedback calculations at any pixel touched by the haptic device. We introduce the main idea and describe how it is implemented as a core algorithm for image-driven haptic rendering, as well as for a few particular cases of haptic rendering of different dominant colors, textures and contours of the objects displayed in the images. Implementations of the proposed method to desktop tangible image application and haptic video communication on the web are presented as a proof of concept.

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Automatic visual to tactile translation. II. Evaluation of the TACTile image creation system

Cited by 73 publications

References 6 publications

Where are we with Haptic Visualization?

Where are we with Haptic Visualization?

A method for automatically translating print books into electronic Braille books

Image-Driven Haptic Rendering in Virtual Environments

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