PROJECT TITLE :

Telerobotic Haptic Exploration in Art Galleries and Museums for Individuals with Visual Impairments

ABSTRACT:

This paper presents a haptic telepresence system that enables visually impaired users to explore locations with made visual observation like art galleries and museums by using a telepresence robot, a RGB-D sensor (color and depth camera), and a haptic interface. The recent improvement on RGB-D sensors has enabled real-time access to 3D spatial information in the shape of purpose clouds. However, the important-time illustration of this data in the form of tangible haptic experience has not been challenged enough, especially in the case of telepresence for people with visual impairments. Therefore, the proposed system addresses the important-time haptic exploration of remote 3D information through video encoding and real-time 3D haptic rendering of the remote real-world atmosphere. This paper investigates two eventualities in haptic telepresence, i.e., mobile navigation and object exploration in a remote setting. Participants with and without visual impairments participated in our experiments primarily based on the two situations, and therefore the system performance was validated. In conclusion, the proposed framework provides a brand new methodology of haptic telepresence for individuals with visual impairments by providing an enhanced interactive experience where they'll remotely access public places (art galleries and museums) with the aid of haptic modality and robotic telepresence.