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Area(s) of Application:
Product Development
Relevant Player(s):
Research Institute, Enduser
Thematic Issue(s):
Methods / Strategies
Methods/Strategies:
Focus Groups / User Groups
Example of user involvement in product development and technology
assessment
Abstract:
The EC-project POVES was carried out by the Research Group for
Rehabilitation Technology (Fortec) of the University of Technology,
Vienna.
POVES is an optoelectronic device for nightblind users. POVES
will ease visual impairments, e.g. night blindness, decrease
of the visual field, color blindness and impairments in contrast
perception, light sensitivity and visual acuity, which cannot
be compensated by conventional optical means.
As a first step a system for night blind persons was built.
This system runs under the acronym NIVIS (Night Vision Spectacles).
Within this project fortec was responsible for defining the
needs of the disabled users and for performing tests with the
different systems. The nightblind users tested the spectacles
of NIVIS, the results gave the feedback to a redesign.
Project Name:
POVES - Portable Optoelectronic Vision Enhancement System
Name of Institution
Fortec
European Context:
EC-Project
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