Staying in the crosswalk: A system for guiding visually impaired pedestrians at traffic intersections

Assistive Technology Research Series

Volumn 25, Issue , 2009, Pages 69-73

  Ivanchenko, V ^a   Coughlan, J ^a   Shen, H ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

assistive technology; Blindness; computer vision; orientation and mobility; traffic intersections; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856301375     PISSN: 1383813X     EISSN: 18798071     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-042-1-69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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