COMMUNICATION BY VIBRATORY TACTILE STIMULI FOR WESCON SYMPOSIUM,
Abstract
This paper is concerned with an apparatus and method for communication whereby tactile vibratory stimuli replace or supplement the visual and auditory means, particularly in areas of communication where, 1) threshold levels of pain for other organs exist, such as hearing in an army tank, or 2) to relieve over-saturated sense organs, such as hearing or seeing in high speed aircraft, or 3) where the type of communication requires an 'attention demanding' quality such as would exist in accident prevention in moving vehicles - i. e. , ships, aircraft, trains, etc., and 4) where a necessity exists for speeded communication. In particular, the proposed system could provide the deaf with a 'telephone'. The basic system for communicating through vibratory tactile stimuli consists of a single apparatus whereby the five fingers of the 'speaker' rest on sensitive vibration sending diaphragms, and correspondingly, the five fingers of the 'listener' rest on sensitive vibration receiving diaphragms. A duplicate reversed system allows the 'listener' to become the 'speaker'.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 22, 1956
- Accession Number
- AD0607515
Entities
People
- Joseph Hirsch
Organizations
- TRW Inc.