[optacon-l] Re: new optacon design
- From: "Dianne B. Phelps" <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 13:37:57 -0700
I am thinking that those vibrating pins worked in the same way that the
pin-point little dots per measured unit we shop for in a printer or computer
monitor (I can't find the word in my spell check piccils is what it sounds
like). With the optacon, they must show motion as the camera moves, which, I
think is why they vibrated. Though I wish Dr. Bliss would come on and tell
us what the thoughts were behind all of this. I'm only guessing with the
inner workings of my wild imagination.
Smiles,
Dianne
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On Behalf Of Rachel
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 12:23 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: new optacon design
I don't understand why you need the vibration in order to project the
image. I'm the furthest thing from being an engineer, so I really don't
know what I'm talking about in this area. But wasn't there a machine
out there that converted print letters to Braille ones as you ran the
camera over the print? Why couldn't the image be composed of Braille
dot-like pins, just as on Braille displays, that would form the shape of
each letter as you ran the camera over the page?
Rachel
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