Design and implementation of a portable omnifont reading aid for the blind

The design and implementation of a handheld scanner that can help sight-impaired or even blind users to manually scan and read text is discussed in this dissertation. A thorough investigation of all the elements involved in such a system is presented and optimal solutions are proposed. A unique velo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asimopoulos, Nikos
Other Authors: Electrical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39385
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09162005-115042/