Resources

On this page I gather resources relevant to the project; Sites, blogs, articles, lectures slides, videos, research papers etc. The entire BiBTeX database is presented below, followed by a list of some useful online resources at the bottom.

BiBTeX Database, updated 2010-04-18


@inproceedings{cascade,
 author = {Chen, Xiangrong and Yuille, Alan L.},
 title = {A Time-Efficient Cascade for Real-Time Object Detection: With applications for the visually impaired},
 booktitle = {CVPR '05: Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR'05) - Workshops},
 year = {2005},
 pages = {28},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Washington, DC, USA},
}

@inproceedings{aerial,
 author = {Sáez, J. M. and Escolano, F.},
 title = {Stereo-based Aerial Obstacle Detection for the Visually Impaired},
 booktitle = {CVAVI '08: Workshop on Computer Vision Applications for the Visually Impaired},
 year = {2008},
 address = {Marseille, France},
}

@inproceedings{bmvs,
  author    = {Sylvie Treuillet and
               Eric Royer and
               Thierry Chateau and
               Michel Dhome and
               Jean-Marc Lavest},
  title     = {Body Mounted Vision System for Visually Impaired Outdoor
               and Indoor Wayfinding Assistance},
  booktitle = {CVHI '07: Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technology for People with Vision and Hearing Impairments},
  year      = {2007} 
}

@article{stereo,
  author    = {G. Balakrishnan and
               G. Sainarayanan and
               R. Nagarajan and
               Sazali Yaacob},
  title     = {Wearable Real-Time Stereo Vision for the Visually Impaired},
  journal   = {Engineering Letters},
  volume    = {14},
  number    = {2},
  year      = {2007},
  pages     = {6--14}
}

@InProceedings{obstacle,
   author      = {Cardin, S. and Vexo, F. and Thalmann, D.},
   title       = {Wearable Obstacle Detection System for visually impaired People},
   booktitle   = {{VR} {W}orkshop on {H}aptic and {T}actile {P}erception
                 of {D}eformable {O}bjects},
   pages       = {50--55},  
   year        = {2005}
}

@inproceedings{hazard,
    title = { Towards a Hazard Perception Assistance System using Visual Motion},
    author = {{M}ccarthy, {C}hris and {B}arnes, {N}ick and {A}nstey, {K}aarin and {H}orswill, {M}ark},
    booktitle = {{W}orkshop on {C}omputer {V}ision {A}pplications for the {V}isually {I}mpaired },
    address = {{M}arseille {F}rance },
    organization = {{J}ames {C}oughlan and {R}oberto {M}anduchi },   
  year = {2008}
}

@article{drishti,
  author = {Lisa Ran and Sumi Helal and Steve Moore},
  title = {Drishti: An Integrated Indoor/Outdoor Blind Navigation System and Service},
  journal = {IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications},
  volume = {0}, 
  year = {2004},
  pages = {23}, 
  publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
  address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}
}

@article{pictstruct,
 author = {Felzenszwalb, Pedro F. and Huttenlocher, Daniel P.},
 title = {Pictorial Structures for Object Recognition},
 journal = {Int. J. Comput. Vision},
 volume = {61},
 number = {1},
 year = {2005},
 pages = {55--79},
 publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
 address = {Hingham, MA, USA},
}

@inproceedings{piecewiseplanar,
    title = {Piecewise Planar Modeling for Step Detection using Stereo Vision},
    author = {{P}radeep, {V}ivek and {M}edioni, {G}erard and {W}eiland, {J}ames},
    booktitle = {{W}orkshop on {C}omputer {V}ision {A}pplications for the {V}isually {I}mpaired },
    address = {{M}arseille {F}rance },
    organization = {{J}ames {C}oughlan and {R}oberto {M}anduchi },
    year = {2008}
}

@article{rfidrobot,
    author = {Kulyukin, V. and Gharpure, C. and Nicholson, J. and Pavithran, S.},
    title = {RFID in robot-assisted indoor navigation for the visually impaired},
    booktitle = {Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004. (IROS 2004). Proceedings. 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on},   
    journal = {Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004. (IROS 2004). Proceedings. 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on},
    volume = {2},
    pages = {1979--1984},   
    year = {2004}
}

@inproceedings{selfcalnav,
    title = {A Self-Calibrating, Vision-Based Navigation Assistant},
    author = {{K}och, {O}livier and {T}eller, {S}eth},
    booktitle = {{W}orkshop on {C}omputer {V}ision {A}pplications for the {V}isually {I}mpaired },
    address = {{M}arseille {F}rance },
    organization = {{J}ames {C}oughlan and {R}oberto {M}anduchi },   
  year = {2008} 
}

@inproceedings{sensornav,
 author = {Golding, Andrew R. and Lesh, Neal},
 title = {Indoor Navigation Using a Diverse Set of Cheap, Wearable Sensors},
 booktitle = {ISWC '99: Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers},
 year = {1999},
 pages = {29},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Washington, DC, USA},
}

@inproceedings{hapnav,
 author = {Ertan, S. and Lee, C. and Willets, A. and Tan, H. and Pentland, A.},
 title = {A Wearable Haptic Navigation Guidance System},
 booktitle = {ISWC '98: Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers},
 year = {1998},
 pages = {164},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Washington, DC, USA},
}

@article{placerec,
 author = {Antonio Torralba and Kevin P. Murphy and William T. Freeman and Mark A. Rubin},
 title = {Context-based vision system for place and object recognition},
 journal ={Computer Vision, IEEE International Conference on},
 volume = {1},
 year = {2003},
 pages = {273},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}

@article{colhist,
 author = {Thad Starner and Bernt Schiele and Alex Pentland},
 title = {Visual Contextual Awareness in Wearable Computing},
 journal ={Wearable Computers, IEEE International Symposium},
 volume = {0},
 year = {1998},
 pages = {50},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}

@Misc{slam,
    author = {S\{O}ren Riisgaard and Morten Rufus Blas},
    title  ={SLAM for Dummies (A Tutorial Approach to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)},
    year = {},
    howpublished = {\url{http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-412JSpring-2005/9D8DB59F-24EC-4B75-BA7A-F0916BAB2440/0/1aslam_blas_repo.pdf}}
}

@article{monoslam,
 author = {Davison, Andrew J. and Reid, Ian D. and Molton, Nicholas D. and Stasse, Olivier},
 title = {MonoSLAM: Real-Time Single Camera SLAM},
 journal = {IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell.},
 volume = {29},
 number = {6},
 year = {2007},
 pages = {1052--1067},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Washington, DC, USA},
}


@article{visionsurvey,
 author = {DeSouza, Guilherme N. and Kak, Avinash C.},
 title = {Vision for Mobile Robot Navigation: A Survey},
 journal = {IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell.},
 volume = {24},
 number = {2},
 year = {2002},
 pages = {237--267},
 publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
 address = {Washington, DC, USA},
}

@techreport{lasernav,
   author = "Sanjiv Singh and Jay West",
   title = "Cyclone: A Laser Scanner for Mobile Robot Navigation",
   institution = "Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University",
   month = "September",
   year = "1991",
   number = "CMU-RI-TR-91-18",
   address = "Pittsburgh, PA"
}

@article{audiobeacon,
 author = {Walker, B. N. and Lindsay, J.},
 title = {Navigation performance with a virtual auditory display: Effects of beacon sound, capture radius, and practice},
 year = {2006},
 journal = {Human Factors, 48(2)},
 pages = {265--278}
}

@misc{swan,
  author = {Georgia Institute of Technology},
  title = {{SWAN}: System for Wearable Audio Navigation},
  howpublished = {\url{http://sonify.psych.gatech.edu/research/SWAN/}}, 
  year = {retrieved 2010-03-08}
}

@misc{trekker,
 author = {{HumanWare Group}},
 title = {Trekker Breeze},
 howpublished = {\url{http://www.humanware.com/en-europe/products/blindness/talking_gps/trekker_breeze/_details/id_101/trekker_breeze.html}},
 year = {retrieved 2010-02-17}
}

@misc{mspeak,
 author = {{Code Factory}},
 title = {Mobile Speak},
 howpublished = {\url{http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=316}},
 year = {retrieved 2010-02-17}
}

@misc{talks,
 author = {{Nuance Communications}},
 title = {{TALKS}},
 howpublished = {\url{http://www.nuance.com/talks/}},
 year = {retrieved 2010-02-17}
}

@misc{loadstone,
 author = {{Loadstone GPS Team}},
 title = {Loadstone {GPS}},
 howpublished = {\url{http://www.loadstone-gps.com/}},
 year = {retrieved 2010-02-17}
}

@misc{wayfinder,
 author = {{Wayfinder Systems}},
 title = {Wayfinder Access},
 howpublished = {\url{http://www.wayfinderaccess.com}},
 year = {retrieved 2010-02-17}
}

@misc{io,
  author = {{i{-}O Display Systems}},
  title = {i{-}Glasses}, 
  year = {retrieved 2009-12-02},
  howpublished = {\url{http://www.i-glassesstore.com/index.html}}
}

@inproceedings{vibratese,
 author = {Geldard, F},
 title = {Adventures in tactile literacy},
 booktitle = {The {A}merican {P}sychologist 12},
 year = {1956},
 pages = {115--124}
}

@misc{orebro,
    author = {Ranjbar, Parivash},
    title = {Deaf get help ''hearing'' with skin},
    year  ={retrieved 2009-12-30},
    howpublished = {\url{http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/188802/}}
}

@misc{who,
  author = {{World Health Organization (WHO)}},
  title = {Visual impairment and blindness},
  howpublished = {url{http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/}},
  year = {2009, retrieved 2010-03-02}
}

@misc{dgps,
  author = {Morag Chivers},
  title = {Differential {GPS} Explained},
  howpublished = {\url{http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0103/differential1of2.html}},
  year = {retrieved 2010-03-08}
}

@misc{gps,
  author = {maps-gps-info.com},
  title = {{GPS} Accuracy - How Accurate is it?},
  howpublished = {\url{http://www.maps-gps-info.com/gps-accuracy.html}},
  year = {2010, retrieved 2010-03-08}
}

@misc{rfid,
  author = {Kevin Bonsor and Candace Keener},
  title = {How {RFID} Works},
  howpublished = {HowStuffWorks.com, \url{http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/high-tech-gadgets/rfid.htm}},
  year = {05 November 2007, retrieved 2010-03-13},
}

@article{pf,
    author = {J. H. Chuang and N. Ahuja},
    title = {An Analytically Tractable Potential Field Model of Free Space and its Application in Obstacle Avoidence},
    year  ={1998},
    journal = {IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics},
    volume = {5},
    number = {28},
    pages = {729--736}
}

@Misc{mobinav,
    author = {Jonathan Dixon and Oliver Henlich},
    title  ={Mobile Robot Navigation},
    year = {1997},
    howpublished = {Imperial College, London, \url{http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol4/jmd/}}
}

@misc{wfdown,
  author = {Vladislav Savov},
  title = {Vodafone's Wayfinder is first victim of free smartphone navigation services},
  howpublished =   {\url{http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/vodafones-wayfinder-is-first-victim-of-free-smartphone-navigati/}},
  year = {12th March 2010}
}

Miscellaneous Web Sites


Navigation Techniques for Mobile Robots,
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol4/jmd/

The SWAN system; Information, papers, videos and bonephones, http://sonify.psych.gatech.edu/research/SWAN/

Place recognition by computer vision, some info, http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/tutorials/introduction-129/where-am-i-place-recognition-using-omni-directional-images-and-color-histograms-3253/?s=097fcca832f148edfa22cb145b444d2f

Catching the bus: a video of a system to help with bus travel, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMI5S9w-F4Y

Navigation using stereo vision with an ER1 robot,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy8VwDLQ0VU

ER1 presentation,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKtK2qmJPlg