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Title: Illuminating English Letters Using a Flying Light Speck
This paper presents the design and implementation of a Flying Light Speck (FLS) to illuminate English letters. The FLS uses its onboard camera and computing to localize and follow a trajectory to illuminate a letter. We evaluate the illuminations quantitatively and qualitatively. The latter is based on an IRB approved human subject study with 20 participants. The obtained results show a 42 to 56 millimeter error that impacts the detection of letters. A key finding is that the order in which the illumination of letters is presented to subjects has a significant effect on detection duration.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2425754 2232382
PAR ID:
10695730
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACM
Date Published:
ISBN:
9798400718397
Page Range / eLocation ID:
57 to 61
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Flying Light Speck Illumination English Letters
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Dublin Ireland
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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