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Machine Visual Guidance for the Blind

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Electronic Spatial Sensing for the Blind

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 99))

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I would like to report some informal observations on the usefulness of a technologically advanced visual guidance system. This system can recognize landmarks, can calculate potential hazards of both stationary and moving obstacles, and can instruct the user directly with highly understandable speech.

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Pollack, I. (1985). Machine Visual Guidance for the Blind. In: Warren, D.H., Strelow, E.R. (eds) Electronic Spatial Sensing for the Blind. NATO ASI Series, vol 99. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1400-6_32

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