• DocumentCode
    1215655
  • Title

    Electrocutaneous Communication in a Guide Dog Robot (MELDOG)

  • Author

    Tachi, Susumu ; TANIE, Kazuo ; KOMORIYA, Kiyoshi ; Abe, Minoru

  • Author_Institution
    Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Ministry of International Trade and Industry 1-2
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    7/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    461
  • Lastpage
    469
  • Abstract
    Two main problems to be solved in designing truly effective mobility aids for the blind are: 1) to determine what kinds and how many pieces of information are necessary and/or sufficient to mobilize humans, and 2) to establish the optimal coding and display method of the acquired information.
  • Keywords
    Cities and towns; Communication systems; Displays; Dogs; Humans; Intelligent robots; Mechanical engineering; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robot sensing systems; Automation; Blindness; Communication; Electrophysiology; Humans; Sensory Aids; Skin Physiology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1985.325561
  • Filename
    4122095