2/28/01 Meeting Notes
Made a ergonomics and input-output mapping mockup out of polystyrene and Sile's old foam.
(picture to come)

Feedback: comments (quotes):
Texture: more tactile, softer
Size: rounded at corners, compact *smaller inside hands

Questions to answer related to the mockup:
FSRs- do we have enough dynamic range?
Motors- how do they vibrate currently?
Are we using left or right hand in the device?

Other technologies we could try to implement with:
Sile- reported dialogue with Scott Manalis-->Like to find out the following

Perhaps we can look into chemical elements for tactile displays.
Use screws and motors to raise and lower braille?
*Eric Gunther (bean128@mit.edu) is using speaker actuators-->seems very related

Possible test of techonolgy we could try:
Possibly ameka a tape for time and space input-output, replay, see if it can be deciphered
Perhaps make a spatial test box
Mockup Amerian fingerspelling
Continuous outputs-->test Rabbit effect

General comments:
Typical price 6dots/$40 average braille display
Integrating electronics in next mockup

Resources to check out:
Book: Tactile aids for the Hearing Impaired by Ian R. Summers
 

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