Electronic interfaces aiding the visually impaired in environmental access, mobility and navigation

3rd International Conference on Human System Interaction, HSI'2010 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 17-24

  Strumillo, Pawel ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blindness; Electronic travel aids; Remote navigation; Spatial perception; Teleassistance; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AIDSS; REMOTE NAVIGATION; SPATIAL PERCEPTION; TELEASSISTANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EYE PROTECTION; NAVIGATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

VISION AIDS;

EID: 77955673489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HSI.2010.5514595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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