Obiettivo POVES aims at the development of optoelectronic spectacles which make use of image enhancement and image manipulation techniques in order to improve mobility of visually impaired persons, in particular individuals with night and colour blindness, decrease of visual field and disturbance of contrast vision.About 80% of all information processed by an individual in everyday life is of visual origin. However more than 3 million Europeans can not make full use of this information due to various kinds of visual impairments. As a consequence, mobility, reading capability, professional and leisure activities of this group of handicapped are severely restricted. Traditional aids for the visually impaired mainly aim at the improvement of stationary reading ability (e.g. closed circuit TV), but only a few aids with limited stationary scope aim at improving orientation (e.g. conventional monoculars).By contrast, POVES makes use of modern opto-electronic technology in order to develop a small-size head worn device to improve everyday mobility and ambulant perception of the environment by the visually impaired.POVES will be a modular system to be used by persons with the following types of visual handicap:- Night blindness- Decrease of visual field in the centre- Decrease of visual field in the periphery- Colour blindness- Disturbance of contrast vision and of acuity.Technical Approach : The project will be carried out in five phases. In the preparatory phase an in-depth study of eye disorders and their effect of vision as well as a quick market study of potential POVES users will be made. The phase will also include a description of the state of the art and an investigation of test and learning methods for users.During the simulation phase component simulators will be developed to test image transformation software and to define system specifications.In the third phase, integrated functional systems will be designed (on bread board) for the different classes of visual impairment. Also extensive field trials with well selected samples of visually impaired persons will take place in order to evaluate and optimise the system and to define learning strategies.The fourth phase serves to develop the prototype of a night vision system and to design POVES for other classes of visual impairment.Finally, documentation and production preparation of the night vision aid will be completed. POVES will consist of two main components:The spectacle part with the reception function (e.g. CCD-camera) and the image display function (e.g. LCD) as well as the pocket part with the processing function and the energy function.Impact and Expected Results : By the end of the bridge phase of TIDE, the POVES project will have developed the prototype of a night vision aid for ambulant use by persons suffering from night blindness and disturbed contrast vision. Also the design of POVES for other classes of visual impairments (e.g. tunnel vision) will be completed.Once on the market, this device will substantially increase independent mobility of night blind persons after sunset and contribute to the improvement of access to the workplace in particular during the winter season. Results of R&D as well as components of POVES will have a much wider market than the visually impaired and the people working during the night: Miniaturised hardware components as well as software functions may be transferred to other industrial applications.Acceptance of POVES by users will not only depend on its final price and user-friendliness but also on its uptake by rehabilitation teachers, health insurance systems and state support agencies. Programma(i) HS-TIDE 1 - Technology initiative (EEC) for disabled and elderly people (TIDE), 1993-1994 Argomento(i) 5.6 - Vision enhancement Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Jurca Optoelektronik GmbH Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 65731 Eschborn Germania Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (7) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CAE Electronics GmbH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Gewerbegebiet Steinfurt 5190 Stolberg Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Empirica Delasasse GmbH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Cologne Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato TUW/fortec Austria Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Vienna Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UCL/ Neural Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Brussels Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UCL/Microelectronics Laboratory Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Brussels Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato University Eye-clinic Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 10100 Torino Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Universität Hamburg Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Bodenstedtstraße 16 22765 Hamburg Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
