这三位工程师通过一个学术性奖学金项目相互认识,三年前开始研发viSparsh,并在微软今年3月于印度班加罗尔召开的年度开发者大会上展示了这个产品的原型机。5月,微软聘他们为全职员工。尽管如此,这些工程师仍拥有viSparsh项目的独家所有权。这个项目将通过技术许可的方式获得Kinect的技术。
The belt-like device has an infrared optic sensor that can detect obstacles as distant as 3.7 meters, the engineers say. The device was designed to immediately grasp the direction and distance of the object, and alerts the user by sending vibration signals from either the left, center or right part of the belt depending on where the obstacle is.
三位工程师说,这个类似腰带的产品有个红外光学传感器,可探测到3.7米范围内的障碍物。这个发明旨在立即掌握物体的方位和距离,然后根据物体的位置从腰带的左、中或右方发出震动信号,提醒佩戴者注意。
The three engineers are now working on reducing the size of viSparsh and increasing its efficiency. Mr. Chugh, one of the engineers, says it will take another eight months before the product hits the market.
三位工程师现正努力研究如何缩小viSparsh的大小并提高效能。楚夫说,还需要八个月产品才会上市。
Devices such as viSparsh cannot be a substitute for human vision, but 'they can break down the barriers for blind people,' says Sandeep Kaler, a project manager at the information-technology unit of the National Association for the Blind, an Indian nonprofit aimed at empowering the blind through education and training. More than 95% of blind people in India currently use basic walking canes, according to Mr. Kaler.
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