DEC

DEC stands for deaf comunication and represents the invention of glasses for deaf people to communicate with each other and also hearing people.
invention design
application design
user interface

Client

Date

10.2020 – 02.2021

Role

Camera and LiDAR sensor

The camera and the LiDAR sensor are always directed in the direction of gaze above the nose between the two lenses. They detect the opposite mouth movements and gestures. These two components complement each other, because in low-light conditions, the LiDar sensor acts adaptively.

Microphone and speaker

The microphone and the speaker are used for sound recording and playback, that is for recognizing spoken language, and for outputting the translation of the user's own signs into spoken language.‍The microphone and the speaker are located in the upper corners of the frontal frame of the glasses and are also directed towards the viewing direction and thus towards the conversation partner.

Infrared camera

The two infrared cameras are located below the lenses on the frame and are directed downwards towards the user's arms, hands and fingers. These are used to detect the user's gestures.

Battery and button

The battery is installed in the temple and distributed on both sides. This is rechargeable via inductive charging to save space for slots. In addition, there is a mute button on the side, which also acts as an on/off button when pressed for a long time.

App

There is an associated application for the glasses. In this application, settings are made such as the language and dialect of the user, whether the output is text or gestures, and the output language for the conversation partner. Settings can only be made when the glasses are on in order to create an error tolerance.