Envision Sound Toni Kunić • Jonathan Lebon • Yantesh Dhir Vahe Khachikyan • Bilal Raza • Dev Vishnu Dutta
Background One in 20 Canadians has a hearing limitation 1 . 1. Statistics Canada: Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006
Problem Statement: Safety Hearing Impaired people at increased risk: ● Fire Alarms ● Emergency Service Sirens ● Car Horns
Problem Statement: Inclusivity Hearing Impaired people are often excluded: ● Spoken Language ● Auditory Behaviours ○ E.g. Knocking, Whistling, Clapping ● Technology ○ E.g. Telephones, Google Glass
Our Solution ● Augmented Reality (AR) Headset ● With Microphone Array
Safety: Localization Calculate direction of sound source.
Safety: Classification Identify the type of sound.
Inclusivity: Speech Recognition Analyze speech and recognize sentences.
Ease of Use: User Interface Show information in user's field of view.
Audio Stack ● Microphone Array ● Preamplifier ● Audio Interfaces
Computing Stack ● Raspberry Pi 2 Model B ● IBM Watson’s speech API
Future Plans ● Our budget was only $1000...
Future Plans But KIKO has a lot planned! ● Unobtrusive Monocular Display ● Electronics Minimization ● Smartphone as a Platform ● Integrated Hearing Aid ● Text to Voice
The Team ● Toni Kunić ● Jonathan Lebon ● Yantesh Dhir ● Vahe Khachikyan ● Bilal Raza ● Dev Vishnu Dutta
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