THE AUXEL PROJECT

What is Auxel Project??

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Welcome to Auxel Project!

We encourage you to go through this Power Point presentation to have a quick overview about the Auxel Project.

Aim of this project is all about converting digital image to sound in such a way that visually challenged (Totally blind/born blind/legaly blind/color blind/partially blind) people can mentally visualise the image.

Now, this image can be a live image from a portable camera hidden inside a goggle they are wearing thus they no longer be blind (handicap/disabled).

Quick Technical Details :

Digital Image captured from camera is in (R,G,B) format. We convert it into (Hue, Luminance, Chroma) or (Hue, Luminance, Saturation) format. Using these values (HLC/HLS) of EVERY pixel, we create sound corresponding to THAT pixel.We train the visually challenged people to mentally draw the image as and when they hear the sound . (Just like a dot matrix printer draws an image on paper!)

'AU-XEL' is a short form derived from the words "Audible pixel"

Achievements :

A Mumbai based 19 year old visually challenged girl Miss Divya Bijur, who has never seen light or colors since her birth can now easily identify simple images of 7x7 pixels in four colors (Total Training time - 4 hours!)

Miss Divya Bijur recently was video filmed and she was independently able to TEACH auxel language infront of the camera.

Any visually challenged (totally blind since birth) person can now effectively percieve colored images!

MORE IMPORTANTLY:

First time in human history, a visually challenged person (including the totally blind person since birth) can easily and independently teach other visually challenged people (including those who are totally blind since birth) how to percieve colors!

For more details : http://auxelpics.blogspot.com/

Current Status:

1> PC ( For Training)
Prototype training software is ready. (Java 1.5 applet + Javascript)

Status: Complete. We are working to make it compatible with lower versions of Java.

2> MOBILE (For training as well as live)
a. We are also finding out details of how this same program can be run on mobile platform.
b. Using camera inside mobile phones, we are working to show them the 'live images'

Status: We have just started working on this.

3> Independent Device (only live)
Aim: A microscopic device which is fitted with a tiny camera (giving the live streaming images). This device should attach itself inside any goggle easily.

Status: This device is on our design boards.

Global Representation and Targets:

AUXEL PROJECT aims to reach out and teach AUXEL LANGUAGE to 270 Million visually challenged people globally as soon as possible.

Currently all the expenses for the project is made by Mr Omkar Nisal.
You can help things move faster by donating money for the project expenses.
Please email me if you would like to donate some money (PayPal Preffered)

The AUXEL Story- How did it all start?

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'AU-XEL' stands for AUdio piXEL.

A pixel of Image that can be interpreted by human brain through their EARS!

Let me share with my story so that you know why I am doing it and how it started...

It was evening time... and it started to become dark. I was sitting comfortably in sofa chair, sipping coffee and reading something..not suddenly but in steps there was a black out. I asked my mom to power on the lights (she was near the switch board). She giggled and said.. open ur eyes... and see.. the lights are already on!

All I could see was black out! strange .. very dark one.

I asked my brother to do power on the lamp. He giggled too. They thought I was playing a prank on them. I thought they were doing it to me!

But I realised that it was me who probably could not see anything at all!
Now sit down for a moment, try to imagine this situation. Try visualising yourself in my place....
Right now...with out any warning or notice.... this very moment you have lost your vision...

TOTALLY.

BLANK!

Completely BLACK and blank screen infront of your eyes....

only thing you can know is that you can still hear sounds.

"OH MY GOD!"

had that feeling.... Isnt it???

I too had it!

It was probably the scariest moment of my life!

how did you feel?

Well, I felt horrible and at that moment I decided that...I will not let lack of eyes stop me from seeing and enjoying the beautiful world.
I also decided that I will help others blind people to see the exotic and charishmatic, beautiful world that I was able to see for over two decades!

Infact it now is my dream to let blind people see MORE colors than human eyes can see.and thats what this project is all about! Helping blind people see MORE than normal human beings!

Ofcourse that would be a MEGA achievement and would need huge efforts and lots of patience.
Me and some of my friends are working on it... Hope you too join us!

Oh by the way.... coming back to the event which occured on that strange evening...

after I decided I would make a difference...

God granted back my vision!

I mean.... I woke up!

It was a dream!!!!!!

You can say... a terrible night mare!

Although sweating and panting..and most importantly thankful that I still CAN see.
so I made up my mind right then and there to live up to my decision I took in my dreams!

so here it is...the very same decision coming into to reality in the form of AUXEL project.

Here is the details of the project...

What triggered me into action ?

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Many many often ask me,

"What exactly put you in action?"

"When did u decide to do this full time"

"How come you are so committed to AUXEL?"

"When did the real action began?"

For all these and similar question.. I share a special incident in my life
which has had an extremely profound impact on me.

'Khopoli Experience' it is!

Almost all of the people who I have shared this experience with have asked me to share it with every one else!

So on most requests and some demands... ;) here it is:

Khopoli experience! <-- (: Click here to read my life changing experience. :)

Enjoy!

Project Owners

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This is a project put together mainly by The Art of living Foundation and many of Omee's friends. http://www.artoflivingpune.org/
http://www.artofliving.org/

© 2006 Omkar Nisal. All Rights Reserved .
All AUXEL related ideas, algorithms, softwares, texts, images are property of Omkar Sateesh Nisal, India. No parts of this (or any other AUXEL) related website/forum/email or any other data be reproduced unless an explicit permission to do is taken prior.

(Omkar Nisal is just an email/phone call away!! So feel free to contact!)
omkar.nisal@gmail.com