AAC@IITM » History » Version 5
Anil Prabhakar, 11/02/2010 08:27 AM
| 1 | 1 | Anil Prabhakar | h1. AAC@IITM |
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| 3 | Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) is our effort to provide non-verbal individuals the ability to independently express their ideas. The platform being used is the BeagleBoard, revC. The final hardware will have |
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| 4 | # Minimum 3-hr battery backup |
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| 5 | # Software that works with a single-click |
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| 6 | # Access is through two buttons, which can be programmed either as left-click or left and right clicks |
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| 8 | 5 | Anil Prabhakar | We have developed |
| 9 | # HOPE - simple sentence constructor with text to speech for users with early literacy skills and limited mobilty |
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| 10 | # LaunchBox - open platform to start multiple AAC softwares |
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| 11 | # Kavi - hardware |
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| 13 | 3 | Anil Prabhakar | h2. Open Problems |
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| 15 | 2 | Anil Prabhakar | # Incorporate prediction into Hope (see e.g. Dasher) |
| 16 | # Local language version of Hope |
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| 17 | 1 | Anil Prabhakar | # Improvements to I-Draw |
| 18 | # Mouse-like interface by dividing up the screen into sections and zooming |
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| 19 | # Software to teach mathematics |
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| 20 | # Scroll type access to other programs like audio/video players, openoffice, etc |