Coding the environment in tactile maps for real-time guidance of the visually impaired

2006 IEEE International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechanical and Human Science, MHS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Velázquez, Ramiro ^a   Fontaine, Eléanor ^a   Pissaloux, Edwige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

HUMAN SCIENCES; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; VISUALLY IMPAIRED;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

EID: 50449098003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MHS.2006.320235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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