Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students

Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students

A virtual reality platform is presented for teaching simple shapes and alphabetic letters to blind students. By using this technology the teacher could be able to present special letters and shapes on a virtual plate. A virtual plate displays shapes and letters that the blind user can “feel” using a...

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Main Authors: S. Hossein khani, M. ArbabTafti, Gh. Payganeh
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU) 2015-06-01
Series:Fanāvarī-i āmūzish
Subjects:
virtual reality
haptic
haptic robot
blind student's teaching
Online Access:https://jte.sru.ac.ir/article_349_8c7999159eccb50147c4e9da9750f62c.pdf
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spelling doaj-db1ea41e2a334b11933d8b56adad2c582021-06-12T07:20:28ZfasShahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU)Fanāvarī-i āmūzish2008-04412345-54622015-06-019316717410.22061/tej.2015.349349Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind StudentsS. Hossein khani0M. ArbabTafti1Gh. Payganeh2Mechatronics Department, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Mechanics,Shahid Rajaei Teacher Training University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Mechanics, Shahid Rajaei Teacher Training University, Tehran, IranA virtual reality platform is presented for teaching simple shapes and alphabetic letters to blind students. By using this technology the teacher could be able to present special letters and shapes on a virtual plate. A virtual plate displays shapes and letters that the blind user can “feel” using a haptic robot that display force from the computer to him/her. This method has been tested in a blind school and the result presented in a paper. Results showed that the virtual environment is a useful educational tool for blind students in case of money and time. As the results showed a blind student with a an average IQ can learn the letter or shape by up to 15 times of repetition and after that he/she can write or draw the shape or letter on the paper.https://jte.sru.ac.ir/article_349_8c7999159eccb50147c4e9da9750f62c.pdfvirtual realityhaptichaptic robotblind student's teaching
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Gh. Payganeh
Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
Fanāvarī-i āmūzish
virtual reality
haptic
haptic robot
blind student's teaching
author_facet S. Hossein khani
M. ArbabTafti
Gh. Payganeh
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title Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
title_short Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
title_full Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
title_fullStr Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
title_full_unstemmed Using Virtual Reality Technology and a Haptic Robot for Teaching Blind Students
title_sort using virtual reality technology and a haptic robot for teaching blind students
publisher Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU)
series Fanāvarī-i āmūzish
issn 2008-0441
2345-5462
publishDate 2015-06-01
description A virtual reality platform is presented for teaching simple shapes and alphabetic letters to blind students. By using this technology the teacher could be able to present special letters and shapes on a virtual plate. A virtual plate displays shapes and letters that the blind user can “feel” using a haptic robot that display force from the computer to him/her. This method has been tested in a blind school and the result presented in a paper. Results showed that the virtual environment is a useful educational tool for blind students in case of money and time. As the results showed a blind student with a an average IQ can learn the letter or shape by up to 15 times of repetition and after that he/she can write or draw the shape or letter on the paper.
topic virtual reality
haptic
haptic robot
blind student's teaching
url https://jte.sru.ac.ir/article_349_8c7999159eccb50147c4e9da9750f62c.pdf
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