TY - GEN
T1 - A navigation aid for the blind using tactile-visual sensory substitution
AU - Johnson, Lise A.
AU - Higgins, Charles M.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The objective of this study is to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired by restoring their ability to self-navigate. In this paper we describe a compact, wearable device that converts visual information into a tactile signal. This device, constructed entirely from commercially available parts, enables the user to perceive distant objects via a different sensory modality. Preliminary data suggest that this device is useful for object avoidance in simple environments.
AB - The objective of this study is to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired by restoring their ability to self-navigate. In this paper we describe a compact, wearable device that converts visual information into a tactile signal. This device, constructed entirely from commercially available parts, enables the user to perceive distant objects via a different sensory modality. Preliminary data suggest that this device is useful for object avoidance in simple environments.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34047103484
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34047103484#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259473
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259473
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17945950
AN - SCOPUS:34047103484
SN - 1424400325
SN - 9781424400324
T3 - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
SP - 6289
EP - 6292
BT - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
T2 - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Y2 - 30 August 2006 through 3 September 2006
ER -