A support system for the visually impaired to recognize three-dimensional objects

Technology and Disability

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-20

  Kawai, Yoshihiro ^a   Tomita, Fumiaki ^a  

^a ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interactive interface; Stereo vision; Tactile and auditory sense; Tactile display; Three dimensional object recognition; Visual impairments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TACTILE STIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 0033943317     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2000-12103     Document Type: Article

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