DocumentCode :
1993149
Title :
An electronically guided walking stick for the blind
Author :
Debnath, Niranjan ; Hailani, Zul Azizi ; Jamaludin, Sakinah ; Aljunid, Ir Dr Syed Abdul Kader
Author_Institution :
Fac. Coll. of Eng., Univ. Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Volume :
2
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
1377
Abstract :
Mobility for the blind is always a great problem. Just like a sighted, blind also needs to travel around inside a closed premises like house, factory, office, school etc. They may also like to go for shopping, visiting friends and other places of their interest. Presently available electronic travelling aids like sonic path finder, sonic torch etc. are not suitable for using inside a closed premises such as school, factory, office etc. In this paper an electronically guided walking stick that can be used conveniently inside a closed premises has been discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; sensory aids; vision defects; closed premises; electronic travelling aid; factory; house; mobility for the blind; office; radio frequency signal; school; shopping; sonic path finder; sonic torch; visiting friends; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Laser modes; Legged locomotion; Libraries; Production facilities; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
ISSN :
1094-687X
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1020456
Filename :
1020456
Link To Document :
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