Team 12: Blind skier vibro-tactile guidance system
Above: A vibro-tactile guidance system for intermediate blind and deaf skiers.
Top Image: Team members from left to right: Kirsty Hodgkins, Guilherme Schulz, Kelly McKay, Nicholas Maddalone, Sara Khorchidian, Enkhlen Amarsanaa, Jarod Laroco, Matt Lawson.
Our project aims to provide a vibro-tactile guidance system for intermediate blind and deaf skiers with minimal guide skier contact. The guidance system involves a handheld controller used by the guide with directional input. These directions are sent to a receiver which vibrates to indicate the direction the skier should travel.
Sponsorship
Sponsored by Quality of Life Plus
Director
Christoph Keplinger
[video: https://youtu.be/Toubu-专nyM]
Team Members
- - CAD Engineer
- Kirsty Hodgkins - Project Manager
- - Test Engineer
- Jarod Laroco - Logistics Manager
- - Software Engineer
- - Financial Manager
- Kelly McKay - Maunfacturing Engineer
- Guilherme Schulz - Systems Engineer
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