Kinect in Space
Posted: May 29, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: kinect, space, vl Leave a commentThe device’s latest outing will be on the STRaND-2 satellites — two half-metre orbiters that will borrow components from the Xbox controller to scan the local area and provide the satellites with spatial awareness on all three axes.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/28/kinect-in-space
Using Microsoft Kinect to Aid the Blind
Posted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: Accessibility, Article, kinect, Video | Tags: accessiblity, blind, kinect, microsoft, tv Leave a commentWhenever a user wearing viSparsh belt encounters an obstacle, the sensors find the distance and direction of the obstacle and provide vibratory feedback to the user.
For this, the team modified Microsoft’s Kinect, a motion sensing input device for the Xbox 360 video game console, and mounted it on the belt.
The vibrations are produced only in the direction of the obstacle and the intensity of the vibration increases as the obstacle gets closer so that the user can identify the direction of obstacle and judge if the obstacle is near or far.
