American researchers and the National Federation of the Blind developed a car for people deprived of view. It is reported by the British press, citing figures from researchers at Virginia Tech. They promise that the latest development will allow a blind person to independently manage the SUV Ford Escape, which is being tested.
As one of the leaders of a team of specialists Dennis Hong says ,”They managed to overcome the problem of “the driver to execute,the car guide informs the metallic voice, where to turn and when to press the gas – pedal.” “We managed to liberate from sitting behind the wheel depending on the computer,” – the scholar said. As one of the know-how in the car for the blind called the Hong vibrating gloves. Thanks to built-in processors to give the driver know when and where he should be stopped.
Through the control panel, the car is equipped with a network of holes for discharge of compressed air of different temperatures, with different speed, hands and face, the driver will be warned of the various obstacles.
Vibrating vest will report on the speed with which the moving vehicle, and steering wheel will talk with the driver, giving the audio signals on the direction of motion. Creating such a machine used a lot of sensors and cameras.
The first prototype of such a vehicle will appear in the next year as per the designers promise.Recall that in August last year in the United States was developed device that enables blind people to visualize the surrounding objects by means of language.