Electrotactile and Vibrotactile Displays for Sensory Substitution Systems

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 1-16

  Kaczmarek, Kurt A ^a   Webster, John G ^a   Bach y Rita, Paul ^a   Tompkins, Willis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING--PATIENT REHABILITATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; PROSTHETICS--SENSORY FEEDBACK; REMOTE SENSING; VISION--SENSORY AIDS;

ELECTROTACTILE DISPLAYS; SENSORY SUBSTITUTION SYSTEMS; TACTILE AUDITORY SUBSTITUTION; TACTILE VISION SUBSTITUTION; TELETOUCH; VIBROTACTILE DISPLAYS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA DISPLAY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSATION; SENSORY AIDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026096943     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.68204     Document Type: Article

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