A DYNAMIC FULL PAGE BRAILLE DISPLAY DEVICE.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO FULL PAGE BRAILLE DISPLAY DEVICES ON THE MARKET. DESPITE THE DESIRABILITY AND OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF SUCH A PRODUCT, TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING APPROACHES HAVE RESULTED IN MANUFACTURING DESIGNS WHICH ARE PROHIBIITIVELY EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE. AFTER CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF DOZENS OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, NOVCOM'S PROPOSED PHASE I APPROACH OFFERS THE POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE FULL PAGE BRAILLE TEXT AND GRAPHICS CAPABILITY ON A WIDE VARIETY OF MICRO-COMPUTERS AND MAINFRAMES. THE PROPOSED APPROACH FEATURES AN EFFICIENT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MECHANISM TOGETHER WITH PREDOMINANT USE OF LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY, MATERIALS. THESE INNOVATIVE FACTORS ENABLE A PROJECTED FINAL PRODUCT COST WHICH COULD BE AS LOW AS $500.00 PER UNIT. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS GOAL WILL REQUIRE FEASIBILITYDEMONSTRATION OF TWO CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE BRAILLE DISPLAY DESIGN DURING PHASE I: NAMELY, THE DISPLAY HEAD MECHANISM, AND THE INDIVIDUAL BRAILLE CHARACTER MECHANISM. SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF THESE TWO FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTSDEVELOPED DURING PHASE I WILL ENABLE COMPLETION OF A FULL PAGE DISPLAY DEVICE PROTOTYPE DURING PHASE II.