A wind pressure display for makeup support

Abstract

Wearing cosmetics or makeup has important implications for human. However, it is very hard for visually impaired people to apply make-up because the process of making up their face requires visual contacts. We propose a wind pressure display that shows the given position of the face. The proposed system takes a face image of the person using a camera installed in front of the person, and determines a given position such as the makeup spot in the image. Then, wind pressure provides the necessary position on the face to the person so they can effectively apply the necessary makeup. We measured two point thresholds of the wind pressure display in our experiment. Moreover, the position presentation on the face using the proposed system was also evaluated. The results of these experiments showed the proposed system could effectively present the necessary position on the face.