BlindAid: Virtual Environment System For Self-Reliant Trip Planning And Orientation And Mobility Training

BlindAid: Virtual Environment System For Self-Reliant Trip Planning And Orientation And Mobility Training

BlindAid is a virtual environment (VE) system that enables blind people to more easily learn about new environments on their own. The system is implemented on a desktop personal computer with a Phantom® haptic interface and three-dimensional spatialized audio. In addition to providing blind users wi...

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Main Authors: Schloerb, David W. (Contributor), Lahav, Orly (Author), Desloge, Joseph G. (Author), Srinivasan, Mandayam A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-04-07T20:57:33Z.
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