A smartphone-based obstacle sensor for the visually impaired

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A smartphone-based obstacle sensor for the visually impaired

In this paper, we present a real-time obstacle detection system for the mobility improvement for the visually impaired using a handheld Smartphone. Though there are many existing assistants for the visually impaired, there is not a single one that is low cost, ultra-portable, nonintrusive and able t...

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Main Authors:	Peng, En, Peursum, Patrick, Li, Ling, Venkatesh, Svetha
Other Authors:	Z. Yu
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	Springer-Verlag 2010
Subjects:	Obstacle detection real-time monocular vision visually impaired
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14536

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