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Wearable range-vibrotactile field: design and evaluation

Palmer et al., 2012

Document ID
12374140715140000703
Author
Palmer F
Zhu Z
Ro T
Publication year
Publication venue
International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons

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Touch is one of the most natural methods of navigation available to the blind. In this paper, we propose a method to enhance a person's use of touch by placing range sensors coupled with vibrators throughout their body. This would allow them to be able to feel objects and …
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    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
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