Development of a System to Assist Automatic Translation of Hand-Drawn Maps into Tactile Graphics and Its Usability Evaluation

Tactile graphics are images that use raised surfaces so that a visually impaired person can feel them. Tactile maps are used by blind and partially sighted people when navigating around an environment, and they are also used prior to a visit for orientation purposes. Since the ability to read tactil...

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Main Authors: Jianjun Chen, Noboru Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Fuzzy Systems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/357380
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