本研究在於探討以金屬薄膜觸感作為盲人鈔券辨識編碼的可行性。隨著人權觀念的進步，先進國家都努力發行可供盲人辨識的鈔券，有浮凸編碼也有尺寸差異，我國亦然。然而目前還沒有達到有效可靠的階段，職是之故本研究意想探索一套有效可靠的盲人鈔券。
本研究以金屬薄膜作為主要辨識方法，佐以形狀、位置和方向之編碼，製作100、200、500、1000以及2000等五種面額鈔券，作為實驗之用。實驗之方法是以盲人與矇眼之明眼人來進行新鈔券（實驗組）與現有新台幣（對照組）的辨識能力與辨識時間的評估比較。實驗之流程是將五種實驗新鈔，每個面額十張，隨機錯置，逐一發給受測者進行辨識，重複一次。對照組之流程與實驗組相同。在付費與獎勵的激勵下，10名盲人與20名明眼人應邀擔任受測者。
研究結果顯示：盲人辨識新鈔券的正確率為97.1%（3%），辨識時間為5.86（0.73）秒；辨識現存鈔券為71.1%（7%）與13.86（2.46）秒。矇眼明眼人辨識新鈔券的正確率為95.5%（3%），辨識時間為6.29（0.95）秒；辨識現存鈔券為62.6%（16%）與15.27（3.22）秒。兩階段檢驗結果顯示，本研究設計之辨識系統是有其可行性的。

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