The development of a visual system for the detection of obstructions for visually impaired people

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2776-2779

  Okayasu, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blind; Infrared camera sensor; Ultrasonic actuator; Visual system

Indexed keywords

3-D SHAPE; BASE SURFACE; BLIND; DRIVING FORCES; FRAME RATE; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; INFRARED CAMERA SENSOR; MATRIX; OBJECT INFORMATION; OUTER SURFACE; SENSE OF TOUCH; TACTILE IMAGES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE; ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR; ULTRASONIC ACTUATORS; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEMS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE;

ACTUATORS; CAMERAS; ONLINE SEARCHING; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70350482678     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-009-0729-1     Document Type: Article

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