According to media reports, this high-tech clothing that can sense the external environment, through the tactile information to feedback the action signal to the wearer, Eyeonman's function is so magical. The vest uses a variety of high-tech sensors, including lidar, ultrasound and infrared, to detect objects and the signals are converted into corresponding vibrations.
Scientists and engineers at a company called Tactile Navigation Tool turned this idea into reality. They invented a sensor vest that senses objects and people around them and converts the signal into vibrational information that is communicated to the user. At the New York Festival of Light from November 6th to 8th, a visually impaired aid called Eyeronman was officially unveiled.
JR Rizzo, Ph.D. in rehabilitation medicine at the Langone Medical Center at New York University, is also a medical consultant at Tactile. Rizzo said, "I hope to design an excellent product that allows the visually impaired to walk freely in a crowded environment." In fact, Dr. Rizzo himself suffers from choroidal dysfunction, and the retina is constantly degraded causing severe visual impairment. . Eyeronman is not only a good partner for the visually impaired, but also for those who perform rescue work in complex environments.
Eyerman, full of wires and electronic components, looks like a smart vest made by a crazy lab. When wearing this vest, someone or an object appears in front of the user, the vest will vibrate to alert the user, and the LED light on the front of the vest will also light up to remind the pedestrians next to it.
The vest uses a variety of high-tech sensors, including lidar, ultrasound and infrared. When the sensor detects an object, the signal is converted into a shock at the corresponding position in the vest. For example, if a dog appears in the direction of the lower left of the wearer, then the corresponding lower left side of the vest will produce a vibration stimulating prompt. In addition, the vest can also achieve the "three-dimensional stereoscopic" function. If the dog that is approaching the wearer runs faster and faster, the vest will produce an increasingly fast humming vibration.
Eyeronman's navigation tips are very intuitive, so users need to be trained to respond quickly to vibration prompts.
Hitachi Launches New TX Series Escalator for
India, Asia and the Middle East
Tokyo, August 21, 2017 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, [Hitachi") and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of the new TX Series escalator for India, Asia and the Middle East. The escalator has already been released in China*1, and will be released in stages across the remainder regions, commencing August 21, 2017.
In July 2016, Hitachi integrated its escalator businesses of Japan and China, consolidating its resources and enhancing its business operations in both countries, centered around its key business location in Guangzhou, China. The new TX Series escalator launched by Hitachi is a model that meets multiple standards in China, India, Asia and the Middle East. The model follows the same concept for the machine room-less elevator for Asia and the Middle East which was launched in September 2016. In addition to conforming to Chinese safety and quality standards for escalator equipment, the TX Series will be manufactured in accordance with Hitachi's own strict standards of safety and quality, adhering to safety standards in all other regions. It also adopts a functional design based on the concept of an escalator that fits closely with the unconscious actions of users, in the pursuit of their ease and comfort.
The TX Series offers flexibility with a selection of various product specifications, as well as its excellent design and safety features, designed to cater to a diverse range of customer needs. It also saves space required for the installation, covering a smaller area in comparison with existing products*2.
Hitachi will begin sales of the TX Series in Thailand, followed by launches in the Philippines, Malaysia and various other regions, and aims to receive orders of 10,000 units in 2018 in China, India, Asia and the Middle East.
Features of the TX Series
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Safety
The TX Series offers various new safety features designed with optimal user safety in mind. The side portions of the steps are 8 mm higher than the central portion to prevent accidents in which a users' shoe can become caught between the step and the skirt (side wall) of the escalator. The new TX series has also been fitted with brushes located at foot level on the left and right skirts to let users know if their foot comes into contact with the side walls. A special finish has also been adopted for the landing plates at the entry and exit points of the escalator to prevent users from slipping when getting on and off the escalator. -
Design
The TX Series adopts a simple and functional design that offers the smoothness, safety and comfort that users unconsciously expect to experience when riding an escalator. For example, by minimizing the size of the metal frame supporting the escalator's balustrades, the TX Series' design maximizes the size of the glass surfaces, and achieves greater simplicity at the entrance and exit points (landings) by reducing the number of recesses and protrusions around the hand rail. Additionally, by expanding the installation space of the light fixture, the TX Series also enables enhanced lighting options for illuminating the entire surroundings of the balustrades. -
Space saving
By shortening the span dimensions*3 by 150 mm, the TX Series has made it possible to install escalators in more confined spaces where installation presents difficulties with conventional product designs.
*2 The made-in-China escalator, [SX series," which is previous model of [TX series."
*3 The span between the beam on upper floor and that on the lower floor of the escalator when the escalator is installed.
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