Innovative smart sensing solutions for the visually impaired

Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 60-74

  Andò, Bruno ^a   Baglio, Salvatore ^a   La Malfa, Salvatore ^a   Marletta, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch005     Document Type: Chapter

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