Sensing surrounding 3-D space for navigation of the blind. A prototype system featuring vibration arrays and data fusion provides a near real-time feedback.
Bourbakis
Nikolaos
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AIIS Inc, and Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. nbourbakis@woh.rr.com
D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003199:Computer Systems; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D009949:Orientation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013028:Space Perception; D018511:Systems Integration; D014159:Transducers; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014732:Vibration