Wearable Assistive Devices for the Blind
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Assistive devices are a key aspect in wearable systems for biomedical applications, as they represent potential aids for people with physical and sensory disabilities that might lead to improvements in the quality of life. This chapter focuses on wearable assistive devices for the blind. It intends to review the most significant work done in this area, to present the latest approaches for assisting this population and to understand universal design concepts for the development of wearable assistive devices and systems for the blind.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/1611.09480 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010