Students develop device to help blind maneuver
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 01:31
in Physics & Chemistry
The radar system incorporates a computer, two video cameras and a scanning light source to warn the blind of obstacles with audible alerts. The system detects obstacles -- even those overhead -- by scanning the depth of its surroundings, taken from two different angles -- similar to that of the human eye.
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