DocumentCode
698913
Title
Object recognition for the blind
Author
Nikolakis, Georgios ; Tzovaras, Dimitrios ; Strintzis, Michael G.
Author_Institution
Inf. & Telematics Inst., Centre for Res. & Technol. Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece
fYear
2005
fDate
4-8 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
This document describes a haptic application that allows blind people recognize three-dimensional (3D) objects that exist in virtual environment. The system allows blind people to touch, grasp and manipulate objects that exist in the haptic enabled VE. The system is designed in order to provide an alternative way of human computer interaction to blind users.
Keywords
handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; man-machine systems; object recognition; virtual reality; blind people; blind users; haptic application; haptic enabled VE; human computer interaction; object recognition; three-dimensional objects; virtual environment; Fingers; Force feedback; Object recognition; Phantoms; Three-dimensional displays; Virtual environments;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Signal Processing Conference, 2005 13th European
Conference_Location
Antalya
Print_ISBN
978-160-4238-21-1
Type
conf
Filename
7078511
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