Stereo Camera Based Virtual Cane System with Identifiable Distance Tactile Feedback for the Blind

In this paper, we propose a new haptic-assisted virtual cane system operated by a simple finger pointing gesture. The system is developed by two stages: development of visual information delivery assistant (VIDA) with a stereo camera and adding a tactile feedback interface with dual actuators for gu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kim, Donghun, Kim, Kwangtaek, Lee, Sangyoun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118356/