Walking using touch: Design and preliminary prototype of a non-invasive ETA for the visually impaired

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 6821-6824

  Velazquez R ^a   Pissaloux, E E ^a   Guinot, J C ^a   Maingreaud, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

3d environment; Electronic Travel Aid (ETA); Obstacle detection; Tactile map; Visuo tactile system

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONFORMAL MAPPING; INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AID (ETA); OBSTACLE DETECTION; TACTILE MAPS; VISUO TACTILE SYSTEM;

VISION AIDS;

EID: 33846928271     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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