視覚障害者用の携帯型色認識装置の開発 (第2報): 色模様認識のための色と音のマッピング

Because the visually impaired desire to know not only color of the 1 point but also whole color on the object, we developed a color discrimination system by the presentation of the sound which enable the blind to recognize the color and its change. While the blind scans the surface of a target object with this system, it continuously makes sound corresponding to surface colors. The problem is the mapping between color and sound for the blind to learn easily and to get the color condition shortly. In this paper, we propose the Shepard Tone Method (STM) and the Trio Ensemble Method (TEM) as this mapping.