The Feeling of Sight

TFoS is a supplemental assistive device intended to give a person with a visual impairment a better feeling of their surroundings. Using multiple distance sensors around the users waist and a haptic feedback system, the user can gauge the distance to obstructions around them. The TFoS system is designed to be unobtrusive to wear and easy to operate. Future additions could include turn-by-turn directions, environment descriptions, and other methods for feedback about the environment.

Abel Chen

Abel grew up in Diamond Bar, CA and is currently a graduating senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Abel plans on going to SLU SOM next year after graduating. Some of Abel's interests include lifting, basketball, reading.

Connor Odum

Connor is from a small town outside of St. Louis in Illinois called Millstadt. He enjoys fishing, video games, and traveling. After graduation, he is working for Ameren as a relay engineer.

Janssen Gamilla

Janssen Gamilla is a Computer Engineering student from Aurora, IL. He will work as an Associate Embedded Software engineer at Northrop Grumman following graduation. He is also a member of SLU's swimming and diving team.

Spencer Buchanan

Spencer Buchanan is an Electrical Engineering major from Estero, Florida. Dreaming of the stars, they plan on working within the aerospace industry with a focus on the space-faring craft side, with an eventual goal of starting a company specializing in tech to support future space-focused industries.

The group would like to thank Dr. Gary Bledsoe and Dr. Roobik Gharabagi for their support of this project.

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