Visual Communicator

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Visual Communicator
EPICS for Kids presents

• Abstract
• Many people exist in this world who are disabled
  and need help in order to overcome their mental
  and physical limitations. Although assistive
  technology exists to help such people, the
  devices in existence are too general and do not
  always address specific needs well enough to be
  helpful for certain people. Many times, the
  device must be customized to meet these special
  needs.
• The visual communicator will have an audio and
  visual output to enable our client, Jeff, who has
  cerebral palsy and a speech disorder, to
  communicate with the outside world
• Introduction
• General background
• Finalize and deliver the Visual Communicator
• Technical problem
• Power supply modification
• Audio signal improvement
• Design packaging
• Operating environment
• Designed to be operated indoors
• Static or wheelchair mounted
• Intended user
• Jeff, a child with cerebral palsy
• Assumptions
• Adult supervision when device is in use
• Child can interpret (monochrome) images
• Child can understand pictorial meaning

• Technical Approach
• Testing Approach
• Test functionality in lab setting
• Regressive testing
• Measurable Milestones
• Record and Play back of Audio through software
• Display images on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
• End Product Design

Microphone
Speaker
Team Members Ongo - 04

David Shaw (CprE)

Andrew Burkhardt (CprE)

Brad Kellner (EE)

Kashfia Nahreen (EE)

Nora Vreeland (CprE)

Megan Stolz (CprE)