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UIC
2010
Springer
13 years 5 months ago
A Smartphone-Based Obstacle Sensor for the Visually Impaired
In this paper, we present a real-time obstacle detection system for the mobility improvement for the visually impaired using a handheld Smartphone. Though there are many existing a...
En Peng, Patrick Peursum, Ling Li, Svetha Venkates...
EUSAI
2007
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Context-Sensitive Microlearning of Foreign Language Vocabulary on a Mobile Device
Abstract. We explore the use of ubiquitous sensing in the home for contextsensitive microlearning. To assess how users would respond to frequent and brief learning interactions tie...
Jennifer Beaudin, Stephen S. Intille, Emmanuel Mun...
IBERAMIA
2004
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Statistical Inference in Mapping and Localization for Mobile Robots
In this paper we tackle the problem of providing a mobile robot with the ability to build a map of its environment using data gathered during navigation. The data correspond to the...
Anita Araneda, Alvaro Soto
MOBISYS
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
SoundSense: scalable sound sensing for people-centric applications on mobile phones
Top end mobile phones include a number of specialized (e.g., accelerometer, compass, GPS) and general purpose sensors (e.g., microphone, camera) that enable new people-centric sen...
Hong Lu, Wei Pan, Nicholas D. Lane, Tanzeem Choudh...
WINET
2002
166views more  WINET 2002»
13 years 7 months ago
The Anatomy of a Context-Aware Application
We describe a platform for context-aware computing which enables applications to follow mobile users as they move around a building. The platform is particularly suitable for rich...
Andy Harter, Andy Hopper, Pete Steggles, Andy Ward...