Increasing the energy and power density of piezoelectric actuators is very important for any
weight-sensitive application, and is especially crucial for enabling autonomy in micro/milli …

This works presents a survey on recent technologies applied for Refreshable Braille
Displays (RBD): these devices allow the dynamic rendering of refreshable Braille …

In this work, we present the design and development of BrailleCursor, a patent pending full-
size Refreshable Braille Display featuring 40 Braille cells and based on an innovative …

Bistable electroactive polymers (BSEP) amalgamating electrically induced large-strain
actuation and shape memory effect present a unique opportunity for refreshable Braille …

In order to reduce dependency of the visually impaired people on others resulting from their
visual impairment, an ergonomic, portable, vocalizable and refreshable Braille reader was …

Traditional user technology for communication, such as phones, computers, television, and
radio, may not directly work for people who have sensory disabilities. Five classes of …

MARX dot matrix display. Proximity sensors in or associated with the top panel sense
touching of one or more dots and/or proxi mate presence of a finger or hand near the top …

In this work we present an innovative, low-cost Refreshable Braille Display (RBD): the key
feature of the developed method is represented by a single actuated cursor that refreshes …

A simple and easy to handle design with the capability to form Refreshable Braille
characters is a must for a portable Refreshable Braille Display [RBD] to be successful. A few …

For cost reasons braille displays used by the visually impaired to access digital data through
the sense of touch are limited to displaying one line of text. However, by using cost effective …