%0 Journal Article %1 Del_Giorgio_Solfa_2019 %A Del Giorgio Solfa, Federico %A Amendolaggine, Guido %A Tenorio, Florencia %A Marozzi, Sofía %D 2019 %E Graciano, Corina %I Universidad Nacional de La Plata %J Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico y Social (IDTS) %K Braille Gandhian Industrial Product Reuse design development printer %N 2 %P 16--27 %R 10.24215/26838559e007 %T Diseño Gandhiano para el desarrollo de impresoras Braille %U https://doi.org/10.24215%2F26838559e007 %V 1 %X The study, design and development of a low-cost digital braille printer is addressed transdisciplinary. The main challenge focused on significantly reducing the high cost of this type of printer and consequently printing services, which, added to the low commercialization in the country, makes access to these essential tools even more difficult for a large part of the low-income sectors. and means of the Argentine social structure. An interdisciplinary group made up of professors, graduates and students of the industrial design and computer science careers of the National University of La Plata, developed the design and prototype of a braille printer according to the principles of Gandhian Engineering, based on the reuse of printers of ink-jet. The project consists of the design, development and generation of a low-cost, locally produced Braille printer, which prioritizes the use of nationally manufactured components for its assembly. To achieve this, an electronic and electromechanical system was designed and manufactured to adapt any Inkjet printer to the objectives of the project, making it possible to recycle disused printers. That is, it is proposed to solve through the use of text printers, applying technical knowledge of computer science and industrial design, to adapt the technological components to printing in Braille lexicon. On the one hand, software was also developed to control the printer and allow its use in a simple and accessible way. On the other hand, the hardware and external components were adapted with 3D printing and thermoforming technology, producing a casing that contains the entire printer. Finally, a systematization of the assembly process of the printer prototype was carried out, making it possible to replicate it. Using Gandhian Design methodologies, a prototype and two alternative housing proposals were obtained. The main objective, which guided this work, was that blind people can access low-cost braille printers and thus promote a favorable impact on the cultural development of their daily lives.

@article{Del_Giorgio_Solfa_2019, abstract = {The study, design and development of a low-cost digital braille printer is addressed transdisciplinary. The main challenge focused on significantly reducing the high cost of this type of printer and consequently printing services, which, added to the low commercialization in the country, makes access to these essential tools even more difficult for a large part of the low-income sectors. and means of the Argentine social structure. An interdisciplinary group made up of professors, graduates and students of the industrial design and computer science careers of the National University of La Plata, developed the design and prototype of a braille printer according to the principles of Gandhian Engineering, based on the reuse of printers of ink-jet. The project consists of the design, development and generation of a low-cost, locally produced Braille printer, which prioritizes the use of nationally manufactured components for its assembly. To achieve this, an electronic and electromechanical system was designed and manufactured to adapt any Inkjet printer to the objectives of the project, making it possible to recycle disused printers. That is, it is proposed to solve through the use of text printers, applying technical knowledge of computer science and industrial design, to adapt the technological components to printing in Braille lexicon. On the one hand, software was also developed to control the printer and allow its use in a simple and accessible way. On the other hand, the hardware and external components were adapted with 3D printing and thermoforming technology, producing a casing that contains the entire printer. Finally, a systematization of the assembly process of the printer prototype was carried out, making it possible to replicate it. Using Gandhian Design methodologies, a prototype and two alternative housing proposals were obtained. The main objective, which guided this work, was that blind people can access low-cost braille printers and thus promote a favorable impact on the cultural development of their daily lives.}, added-at = {2022-12-15T22:00:37.000+0100}, author = {Del Giorgio Solfa, Federico and Amendolaggine, Guido and Tenorio, Florencia and Marozzi, Sofía}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b6b6509ea59e1b955aba488ef8c92aec/delgiorgiosolfa}, doi = {10.24215/26838559e007}, editor = {Graciano, Corina}, interhash = {20fed785ddfc4eddd21ab6a24dd249cd}, intrahash = {b6b6509ea59e1b955aba488ef8c92aec}, issn = {2683-8559}, journal = {Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico y Social (IDTS)}, keywords = {Braille Gandhian Industrial Product Reuse design development printer}, month = nov, number = 2, pages = {16--27}, publisher = {Universidad Nacional de La Plata}, timestamp = {2022-12-15T22:02:34.000+0100}, title = {Diseño Gandhiano para el desarrollo de impresoras Braille}, url = {https://doi.org/10.24215%2F26838559e007}, volume = 1, year = 2019 }