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Promising
solution to guidance of the blind: UM's "GuideCane" with ultrasonic sensor-based
obstacle avoidance |
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Steers
around obstacles |
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steering
action is immediately felt by the user, who then follows the altered path prescribed by
the steered sensor head. |
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Main
advantages of the GuideCane: |
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Fully
automatic obstacle avoidance |
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Completely
intuitive operation, requires no training at all. |
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Maintains
position information by combining odometry, compass, and gyroscope data. |
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