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
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