Real Time Auralization Module for Electronic Travel Aid Devices for People with Visual Disability



Document title: Real Time Auralization Module for Electronic Travel Aid Devices for People with Visual Disability
Journal: Latin-American Journal of Computing (LAJC)
Database:
System number: 000565103
ISSN: 1390-9134
Authors: 1
2
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Institutions: 1Pontificia Universidad Católica delEcuador,
2Escuela Politécnica Nacional,
Year:
Volumen: 5
Number: 1
Pages: 27-36
Country: Ecuador
Language: Inglés
English abstract This paper presents a software module for real-timeauralization that was used to recreate the acoustic perceptionproduced by a sound obstacle in virtual and real environments.This module fulfills the function of inserting, in any audio signal,a three-dimensional positioning effect that allows the listenerto determine the location of a sound source within the chosentest environment. This effect was achieved with a processingtechnique called segmented convolution and several functionscontained in a database of head related impulse responses(HRIRs). The module was tested in a real environment anda virtual one. In the real test environment, the user had astereoscopic camera that fulfilled the function of an obstacledetector, as well as a computer and headphones, in which themodule was installed and three-dimensional sound alerts weregenerated. In this way, the effects could be recorded, analyzed,discussed and finally validated.
Keyword: validation of virtual reality.,
ETA,
segmented convolution,
Aurilization
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