Optophone: An electronic blind aid

Engineering Science and Education Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Capp, Michael ^a   Picton, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; STEREO VISION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

OPTOPHONE;

MOBILITY AIDS FOR BLIND PERSONS;

EID: 0033702566     PISSN: 09637346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/esej:20000306     Document Type: Article

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