A microfabricated electrostatic haptic display for persons with visual impairments

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-248

  Tang, H ^a   Beebe, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind; Electrostatic stimulation; Haptic display; Microfabrication; Nonvisual access; Tactile; Visually impaired

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ELECTROSTATIC HAPTIC DISPLAY;

VIBROTACTILE AIDS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032168756     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.712216     Document Type: Article

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