Smart Glove — Extension of the Tactile Sense
Theme: Smart technology for better living
Category: Hands-on projects
Project information
Project descriptions
The tactile sense is critical for visually impaired people to sense the world, but one shortcoming is that they can not feel the object in the distance. This can cause many problems, such as pumping into the obstacles when using the hands or being less efficient in grasping the handrail on transportation. However, many on-market products focus on large-scale assisting instead of this smaller one. So, we are considering developing a glove that can transduce the distance information to vibration intensity to realize the extension of the tactile sense. Currently, we are using three pairs of ultrasonic distance sensors and vibration motors fixed on three sides of the glove to help the user sense the obstacles. Further development such as minifying the hardware, connecting to the Bluetooth, or developing AI is needed to reduce the discomfort caused by the glove and increase its functionality in assisting the users.
Team information
Project leader: Muhammad Saad Shahid Anwel, President of Executive Committee
Team member(s):
> Software Team: Allison Eun Se You, BSc (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Cullen Sun Hongshuai, MsCompSc; Ohmey Wu, BSc(Decision Analytics); Tasnia Ishrar, BEng(CompSc); Lucas Wong Ming Yui, BEcon; Brianna Gautama, BEng(BME)
Recruit teammates
BREED is a robotics research organization lead by students from the Faculty of Engineering. The focus of BREED is to create innovative bio-inspired robots to create impact in society. Our first and most successful project is SNAPP – robotic fish that acquired the Guinness World Record as the fastest robotic fish.
We are looking for passionate individuals that will contribute to the development of our organization. Member recruitment opens up at the end of each semester (Fall, Spring and Summer). Currently we are especially looking for:
External Liaisons Manager – a student that is good with pitching, talking, forming, and maintaining connections and knows when/where/how/what to say with excellent strategic planning skills 💡
Software Tech Lead – a person that is confident and passionate about learning and teaching software; keen to develop something meaningful.
Mechanical Tech Lead – a person that is confident and passionate about learning and teaching Mechanical design and fabrication; keen to develop something meaningful.
Website Developer – someone with the right skills and vision to build a website for one of the fastest-growing projects in HKU.
Contact information
You can contact breedhku@gmail.com for any questions.
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Awards
Winner of the Dean’s Fund Award @ The 1st Engineering InnoShow
This project team was selected for the Dean’s fund award at the 1st Engineering InnoShow.
This team has received HK$10,000 sponsorship to participate in external competitions or incubation/ entrepreneurship/ startup programmes.
The best project award - COMP3329 Computer Game Design and Programming @ The 1st Engineering InnoShow
This project team was selected for the best project award – COMP3329 Computer Game Design and Programming at the 1st Engineering InnoShow.
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