EAP actuators aid the quest for the 'Holy Braille' of tactile displays

Noel Runyan; Deane Blazie

doi:10.1117/12.847764

9 April 2010 EAP actuators aid the quest for the 'Holy Braille' of tactile displays

Noel Runyan, Deane Blazie

Proceedings Volume 7642, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010; 764207 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847764
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The authors present the worldwide need for electronic Braille displays to promote literacy among the blind. The use of of EAP's to produce Braille displays is encouraged and detailed descriptions of the technology of Braille are presented. Prior art is covered since the early 1950's through present day displays based mostly on piezoelectric technologies. EAP's offer the promise of the "Holy Braille", the ability to display a full page of Braille electronically. Details on "how not to make a Braille display" are covered in prior art.

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Noel Runyan and Deane Blazie "EAP actuators aid the quest for the 'Holy Braille' of tactile displays", Proc. SPIE 7642, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010, 764207 (9 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847764

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