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A Standardized Obstacle Course for Assessment of Visual Function in Ultra Low Vision and Artificial Vision
Published on: February 12, 2014
On a cause of detection sensitivity difference depending on direction of object in obstacle sense
1Human-Environment System Department, National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, Ibaraki, Japan.
Abstract:
To investigate the cause of the detection sensitivity difference depending on direction of the object in the obstacle sense, the experiment to measure the directional characteristics of the echo suppression was made. The conclusion is that one of the causes is the difference of the echo suppression level.
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