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My name is Alexander Deans, and I am in Grade 10 at Academie Ste. Cecile International School, Windsor, ON. I love playing many sports, including soccer, hockey, tennis, volleyball, sailing, and skiing. I also play the acoustic guitar and piano. I enjoy working with animals, and I have a bearded dragon. |
| Alexander Deans iAid: A Novel Navigation Device for the Visually Impaired
Défi: | Innovation | Catégorie: | Intermédiaire | Région: | Windsor | Ville: | Windsor, ON | École: | Academie Ste. Cecile International | Sommaire: | A novel navigation device for the visually impaired was developed using multimodal feedback. A joystick rotated to show direction, tilted to show distance to the destination, and alerted users to obstacles within 60 cm. 10 volunteers, 1 retinitis pigmentosa patient, and 11 other visually impaired people were tested measuring course completion time and number of collisions. The iAid was the fastest and safest device. |
Prix | Valeur | Prix S.M. Blair Family Foundation Intermédiaire Sponsor: S.M. Blair Family Foundation | 750,00 $ | Prix du défi - Innovation Intermédiaire Sponsor: BlackBerry | 750,00 $ | Prix d'excellence - Intermédiaire Médaille d'or Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | 700,00 $ | Bourse d’études de Western University Médaillé d’or - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $ Sponsor: Université Western | 4 000,00 $ | Prix Platine - Meilleur projet intermédiaire Sponsor: BlackBerry | 5 000,00 $ | Total | 11 200,00 $ | |