Sound localization using an acoustical telepresence robot: TeleHead II

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-404

  Toshima, Iwaki ^a   Aoki, Shigeaki ^b   Hirahara, Tatsuya ^c  

^a NTT Communication Science Laboratories   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 49549102461     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.17.4.392     Document Type: Article

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