AU-dible pi-XEL (AUXEL)






Auxel Project is all about converting a digital picture to sound (and touch) sensation for blind people to sense the image.

It works on very simple principle:

Digital image is taken one pixel at a time and each pixel is converted in to sound and touch input.

This infromation through the medium of ears(sound) is used by blind person to create a mental image just like naturally sighted human beings use eyes to create a mental image.

We read english text in following manner: starting from the top row …. And each row from left to right… and then next row… again left to right…

Same is the format of picking pixels from an image one by one … starting from the top left corner to the top right corner.. And then next row left to right..
and so on until the last row is reached.(more explaination on next sheet, pattern & order)

The final objective is to implant a image sensing chip (tiny digital camera) of a goggle like this:
Bitmap
Then Convert the stream of images captured by camera to sound and touch sensation
This means: A totally portable, wirefree, ordinary (infact stylish) looking goggle
giving a COLORED vision to the blind people via ears and skin!

Training Software to teach AUXEL language to the blind students is a tool that will enable
blind people to recognise the image that is being streamed via the goggle's camera.

Training starts with tiny pictures of size: 3pixel x 3 pixel to teach the pattern
Once the pattern and order of image is understood.. Size of picture is increased
5x5, 7x7, 9x9, 15x15 and so on…

Initially only two HUEs (frequencies) are introduced… once they are able to indentify hues distinctly (which usually happens in few minutes!)more and more HUEs are introduced.

Similarly for Saturation (touch sensation/vibrations), and Luminosity ( volume at which hue's frequency is to be sounded)

AUXEL PROJECT BLOCK DIAGRAM :





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