Indoor magnetic navigation for the blind

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1972-1975

  Riehle, Timothy H ^a   Anderson, Shane M ^a   Lichter, Patrick A ^a   Giudice, Nicholas A ^b   Sheikh, Suneel I ^c   Knuesel, Robert J ^a   Kollmann, Daniel T ^a   Hedin, Daniel S ^d  

^a Koronis Biomedical Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

^c ASTER Labs Inc   (United States)

^d Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOOR NAVIGATION; LOCATION ALGORITHMS; LOCATION TECHNOLOGY; MAGNETIC DISTORTIONS; MAGNETIC NAVIGATION; MAGNETIC SENSING; SEAMLESS MOBILITY; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; STEEL FRAME STRUCTURES; VISUALLY IMPAIRED;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; VISION AIDS;

MAGNETISM;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PILOT STUDY; SENSORY AID; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSORY AIDS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880775230     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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