An indoor localization aid for the visually impaired

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3545-3551

  Hesch, Joel A ^a   Roumeliotis, Stergios I ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOOR LOCALIZATION AID; PEDOMETER; POSITION ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHMS; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; GYROSCOPES; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MOTION ESTIMATION; POSITION MEASUREMENT;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 36348946855     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.364021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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