• DocumentCode
    1551182
  • Title

    A system for enabling blind people to identify landmarks: the sound buoy

  • Author

    Blenkhorn, P. ; Evans, D.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    276
  • Lastpage
    278
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a set of low-cost sound beacons. The paper introduces the problem area that motivated the work, considers alternative solutions and describes the radio triggered solution adopted. The paper discusses further developments to make the system suitable for indoor as well as external use
  • Keywords
    bioacoustics; handicapped aids; navigation; sensory aids; vision defects; blind people; indoor use; landmarks identification system; outdoor use; radio triggered solution; sound buoy; Blindness; Cities and towns; Employment; Global Positioning System; Headphones; Production; Rail transportation; Roads; Satellite navigation systems; Speech;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1063-6528
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/86.623019
  • Filename
    623019
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1551182