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Identification of ground materials with the aid of tapping sounds and vibrations of long canes for the blind

BO N. SCHENKMAN Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Box 227, Uppsala, S-751 04, SwedenView further author information
Pages 985-998 | Received 22 Jul 1984, Accepted 09 Dec 1985, Published online: 31 May 2007

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Dae Shik Kim, Robert Wall Emerson & Koorosh Naghshineh. (2023) Surface roughness discrimination with the long cane: Effects of cane tips, handle, shaft rigidity, and swinging speed. British Journal of Visual Impairment.
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Takeshi Tanabe, Kiyohiko Nunokawa, Kouki Doi & Shuichi Ino. (2022) Contribution of Vibration, Tapping Sound, and Reaction Force to Hardness Perception During Indirect Tapping Using a White Cane. IEEE Transactions on Haptics 15:2, pages 246-254.
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Leonardo Frizziero, Alfredo Liverani, Giampiero Donnici, Paola Papaleo & Christian Leon-Cardenas. (2021) Smart Cane Developed with DFSS, QFD, and SDE for the Visually Impaired. Inventions 6:3, pages 58.
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Manabu YOSHIOKA. (2021) An Analysis of the Functions Required for the White Cane Tips白杖用石突の必要な機能性の分析. The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics 57:4, pages 165-171.
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Takeshi Tanabe, Kiyohiko Nunokawa, Kouki Doi & Shuich Ino. (2021) Identification of Physical Factors Contributing to Hardness Perception of Objects during Indirect Tapping using White Canes*. Identification of Physical Factors Contributing to Hardness Perception of Objects during Indirect Tapping using White Canes*.
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Yuri De Pra, Stefano Papetti, Federico Fontana, Hanna Järveläinen & Michele Simonato. (2020) Tactile discrimination of material properties: application to virtual buttons for professional appliances. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces 14:3, pages 255-269.
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Manabu YOSHIOKA, Junichi SHIMIZU, Hidemi KIZAKI & Hiroki NAKAO. (2016) Development activities of visually impairment children?s new long cane. Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese) 82:836, pages 15-00410-15-00410.
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Andrew J. Kolarik, Silvia Cirstea, Shahina Pardhan & Brian C.J. Moore. (2014) A summary of research investigating echolocation abilities of blind and sighted humans. Hearing Research 310, pages 60-68.
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Athanasios Koutsoklenis & Konstantinos Papadopoulos. (2018) Haptic Cues Used for Outdoor Wayfinding by Individuals with Visual Impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 108:1, pages 43-53.
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Louise Fryer, Jonathan Freeman & Linda Pring. (2013) What verbal orientation information do blind and partially sighted people need to find their way around? A study of everyday navigation strategies in people with impaired vision. British Journal of Visual Impairment 31:2, pages 123-138.
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Bo N Schenkman & Mats E Nilsson. (2011) Human Echolocation: Pitch versus Loudness Information. Perception 40:7, pages 840-852.
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Dae Shik Kim, Robert Wall Emerson & Amy Curtis. (2019) Interaction Effects of the Amount of Practice, Preferred Cane Technique, and Type of Cane Technique Used on Drop-off Detection Performance. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 104:8, pages 453-463.
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Ewa Borkowski. (2009) Colour and Fashion: Evolution of the Mobility Cane. International Journal of Orientation & Mobility 2:1, pages 65-72.
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Mark D. Rodgers & Robert Wall Emerson. (2019) Materials Testing in Long Cane Design: Sensitivity, Flexibility, and Transmission of Vibration. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 99:11, pages 696-706.
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André Dufour, Olivier Després & Victor Candas. (2005) Enhanced sensitivity to echo cues in blind subjects. Experimental Brain Research 165:4, pages 515-519.
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Gregory Burton. (2016) Probe Variables for Nonvisual Judgment of Pathway Safety. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 48:12, pages 1326-1329.
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Robert Wall. (2019) Biomechanical Substrates of the Two-point Touch Cane Technique: A Review of Research. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 96:2, pages 86-97.
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