Purpose In this article, we comprehensively review the current situation and research on
technology related to outdoor travel for blind and visually impaired people (BVIP), given the …

A bionic eyeglass is proposed in this paper, a device that helps blind and visually impaired
people in basic tasks of their everyday life by converting visual information into speech. The …

Historically, the invention of the stored programmable computer architecture, introduced by
John Von Neumann, was also influenced by electrical circuit implementation aspects, as …

One of the functions of the Bionic Eyeglass, a mobile navigation and orientation device, is to
inform blind and visually impaired individuals whether a pedestrian crosswalk is located in …

The first self-contained experimental prototype of a bionic eyeglass is presented in this
paper, a device that helps blind and visually impaired people in basic tasks of their everyday …

In spite of the impressive advances related to retinal prostheses, there is no imminent
promise to make them soon available with a realistic performance to help navigating blind …

This paper builds on our recently introduced concept of a portable, non-invasive navigation
aid, called a bionic eyeglass, which assists the blind and visually impaired in everyday …

The theory of water transport in trees, according to which the main driving force of water
movement is the suction created by the evaporation of water by the meniscus (the curved …

Although accessible pedestrian signals are more and more frequent at crosswalks in busy
intersections, visually impaired people will not be able to get about independently until the …

Digital, high contrast displays are getting wide-spread in public transport, public areas and
offices due to their ability to update their contents. Finding and reading them is of great …