Kinecthesia

This project was developed by two students at the University of Pennsylvania in ESE 350.

Friday, October 14, 2011

New Video Overview

Below is the latest overview of the Kinecthesia project. Enjoy!

Download the video here.

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How it Works

Kinecthesia uses a belt-mounted Kinect to aid navigation for the visually impaired. The Kinect will detect objects in a blind user's path and vibrate the motors located on a waistband to warn him or her of the obstacles. For example, if there is an obstacle on the left, the left most motors will vibrate.

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