BUKU ABSTRAK - Universiti Putra Malaysia

Visual Impaired Device
Mr. Shahrul Azman Shahbudin
Nurul A’in Razak, Mohd. Shahrizal Dolah, Mohamizzam Mohammad, Rafidei Mohamad and Saiful Hasley
Ramli
Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8946 4054; shazman67@yahoo.com
UKAN: Laptop Support Device
Mr. Shahrul Azman Shahbudin
Hamiza Hj. Ali, Mohd. Shahrizal Dolah and Mohd. Faiz Yahaya
Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8946 4054; shazman67@yahoo.com
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Science, Technology & Engineering
The ability to take advantage of the information society is becoming a must for everyone. Technology literacy
is becoming more and more important for individuals as well as corporations. Therefore no efforts must be spared
to integrate everyone in this new and exciting development. For non-disabled persons, this can be a challenge,
for certain types of disabilities are forcing greater effort for adaptation. The innovation focuses the blind users.
Even the earliest civilisations recognised the unique needs of people who are blind. Blind men and women have
made important contributions to the society as teachers, philosophers, and artists. It is therefore surprising how
little research has been done to learn more about the lives of legally blind adults. Blind people need to become
as independent as possible in their daily life in order to guarantee a fully social inclusion. Mobility means the
possibility of free moving, without support of any accompanying person, at home, in public and private buildings,
and in open spaces, as the streets of the town. Mobile and wireless technologies, and in particular the ones used to
locate persons or objects, can be used to realise navigation systems in an intelligent environment. Such systems
open new opportunities to improve the speed, easiness, and safety of the visually impaired person mobility.
Keywords: Blind, mobility, wireless, navigation systems, visual impaired, spectacle, radio frequency identification (RFID)
This design project is to create a new laptop platform for home and office use as well as mobile environment.
It is suitable in any sitting and standing position and adjustable to suit personal right working angle. Ergonomically,
this product can fit with any human size and its curve shape offers comfort to user which will maximize work
efficiency and abilities. The cooling and conduction system applied to this product is purposely to decrease heat
produced by the laptop. The product also comes with a few additional features such as a sliding mouse pad which
offers user who prefers to use a mouse rather than a touchpad and a USB port.
Keywords: Laptop platform, mobile, adjustable, ergonomic, cooling system, conduction system, sliding mouse pad