What visual information is used for navigation around obstacles in a cluttered environment?

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 682-692

  Patla, Aftab E ^a   Tomescu, Sebastian S ^a   Ishac, Milad G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Navigation; Obstacle avoidance; Path planning; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL AID; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 11244262603     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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