A comprehensive survey of indoor localization methods based on computer vision

A Morar, A Moldoveanu, I Mocanu, F Moldoveanu… - Sensors, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Computer vision based indoor localization methods use either an infrastructure of static
cameras to track mobile entities (eg, people, robots) or cameras attached to the mobile …

Smartphone-based computer vision travelling aids for blind and visually impaired individuals: A systematic review

A Budrionis, D Plikynas, P Daniušis… - Assistive …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Given the growth in the numbers of visually impaired (VI) people in low-income countries,
the development of affordable electronic travel aid (ETA) systems employing devices …

Indoor localization for visually impaired travelers using computer vision on a smartphone

G Fusco, JM Coughlan - Proceedings of the 17th international web for all …, 2020‏ - dl.acm.org
Wayfinding is a major challenge for visually impaired travelers, who generally lack access to
visual cues such as landmarks and informational signs that many travelers rely on for …

PERCEPT indoor navigation system for the blind and visually impaired: architecture and experimentation

A Ganz, J Schafer, S Gandhi, E Puleo… - … of telemedicine and …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
We introduce PERCEPT system, an indoor navigation system for the blind and visually
impaired. PERCEPT will improve the quality of life and health of the visually impaired …

Research advances of indoor navigation for blind people: A brief review of technological instrumentation

D Plikynas, A Žvironas, M Gudauskis… - IEEE Instrumentation …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Blind persons need electronic traveling aid (ETA) solutions for better orientation and
navigation in unfamiliar indoor environments, with embedded features for detection and …

Zebra crossing spotter: Automatic population of spatial databases for increased safety of blind travelers

D Ahmetovic, R Manduchi, JM Coughlan… - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2015‏ - dl.acm.org
In this paper we propose a computer vision-based technique that mines existing spatial
image databases for discovery of zebra crosswalks in urban settings. Knowing the location …

Comparative analysis of computer-vision and BLE technology based indoor navigation systems for people with visual impairments

J Kunhoth, AG Karkar, S Al-Maadeed… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Considerable number of indoor navigation systems has been proposed to
augment people with visual impairments (VI) about their surroundings. These systems …

Towards more universal wayfinding technologies: Navigation preferences across disabilities

M Gupta, A Abdolrahmani, E Edwards… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - dl.acm.org
Accessibility researchers have been studying wayfinding technologies for people with
disabilities for decades, typically focusing on solutions within disability populations-for …

Indoor localization using computer vision and visual-inertial odometry

G Fusco, JM Coughlan - Computers Hel** People with Special Needs …, 2018‏ - Springer
Indoor wayfinding is a major challenge for people with visual impairments, who are often
unable to see visual cues such as informational signs, landmarks and structural features that …

Mind your crossings: Mining GIS imagery for crosswalk localization

D Ahmetovic, R Manduchi, JM Coughlan… - ACM Transactions on …, 2017‏ - dl.acm.org
For blind travelers, finding crosswalks and remaining within their borders while traversing
them is a crucial part of any trip involving street crossings. While standard Orientation & …