Title

Thermal navigation for blind people

Journal title

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

69

Issue

No. 1

Authors

Marzec, Paweł ; Kos, Andrzej

Affiliation

Marzec, Paweł : AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland ; Kos, Andrzej : AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Keywords

blind/visually impaired person ; GPS ; infrared matrix ; infrared sensors ; low-energy measurement systems ; mobile robots ; satellite navigation ; thermal navigation

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

e136038

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Date

26.01.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.136038

Source

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences; 2021; 69; No. 1; e136038