Chapter 2. Where on the Body is the Best Place for a Personal Imaging System?

  1. Steve Mann

Published Online: 23 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/0471221635.ch2

Intelligent Image Processing

Intelligent Image Processing

How to Cite

Mann, S. (2002) Where on the Body is the Best Place for a Personal Imaging System?, in Intelligent Image Processing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471221635.ch2

Author Information

  1. University of Toronto

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 APR 2002
  2. Published Print: 1 NOV 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471406372

Online ISBN: 9780471221630

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Keywords:

  • personal imaging system;
  • portable imaging systems;
  • handheld systems;
  • cover activities;
  • videoclips camera system;
  • wristwatch videophone;
  • telepointer;
  • visual augmented reality;
  • pulse Doppler radar vision system;
  • time-frequency analysis;
  • q-chirplet transform

Summary

This chapter considers the fundamental question of where on the body the imaging system should be situated. In terms of image acquisition and display, various systems have been tried. Among these is the author's wearable radar vision system for the visually challenged. This system is introduced, described, and compared with other systems.