Using Conductive Paint to make an Audio-Enriched Tactile Template

Top surface of 3D Print of transverse section of human head

Top surface of 3D printed head section with drilled holes.

Note that the top surface in the above image of the 3D printed human head section has small holes drilled into the areas about which information is going to be delievered when touched. The hand drill used to make the holes is located to the left of the 3D print section.

Bottom surface of 3D printed head section showing drilled holes filled with Electric Paint

3D print of head section turned over to see bottom side and location of the drilled holes.

The above image shows the bottom side of the 3D printed human head section with holes drilled into the section and the holes are now filled with Electic Paint which contains electrically conductive graphene. A bottle of Electric Paint and paint brushes used to add conductive paint are also shown to left of 3D print.

Top surface of 3D printed head section showing locations where conductive paint was added.

Top surface of 3D printed head section with electric paint covering regions for which information is to be delivered when touched

The above image shows the top surface of the 3D print of the human head now shows where black conductive paint has been added onto the surface so that the top of the 3D print in those regions can now carry a fingertip electrical charge down to the other side which will be placed on top of an iPad with audio buttons.

Image below shows iPad on left and 3D print with conductive paint on right.

Top surface of 3D printed head section in frame for helping hold 3D print when placed on iPad.

iPad on left shows graphic of head section that the 3D print on right was made from. iPad also shows four 3D printed "holders" designed to hold the 3D print audio-enriched template on iPad surface without moving so that the conductive paint remains over the audio buttons on the iPad.

Complete audio-enriched tactile template with four 3D printed holders in each corner so that the template is held over the audio buttons on the iPad surface.

Image shows 3D printed audio-enriched template held in place atop an iPad with audio buttons ready to fire when the 3D print with conductive paint is touched.

Above image shows the fully assembled 3D printed audio-enriched template.

Image below shows a finger touching a conductive paint region over the eye which will generate audio indicating the "eye" and any other audio information desired.

Image shows finger touching eye region of audio-enriched template which will cause audio button on underlying iPad to generate eye sound.

Above image shows a finger touching eye region of audio-enriched template which will cause audio button on underlying iPad to generate eye sound.