Magnetosensitive E‐Skins for Interactive Devices

GS Cañón Bermúdez, D Makarov - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic skins (e‐skins) have established themselves as a versatile technology to restore
or enhance human perception, and potentially enable softer robotics. So far, the focus has …

Artificial sense technology: emulating and extending biological senses

J Wang, C Wang, P Cai, Y Luo, Z Cui, XJ Loh, X Chen - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biological senses are critical for the survival of organisms. A great deal of attention has
focused on elucidating the underlying physiological mechanisms of the senses, inspiring …

Narrative review of assistive technologies and sensory substitution in people with visual and hearing impairment

T Miura, K Yabu - Psychologia, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Support systems have been developed to facilitate the active participation of the visually and
hearing impaired, as these impairments limit information acquisition and activities. However …

Visuospatial cognition in acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy

SY Oh, TT Nguyen, JJ Kang, V Kirsch, R Boegle… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background This study aims to investigate the presence of spatial cognitive impairments in
patients with acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy (vestibular neuritis, AUPV) during …

Automated walking guide to enhance the mobility of visually impaired people

MM Islam, MS Sadi, T Bräunl - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper has shown the implementation detail of a spectacle prototype to assist the
visually impaired people with safe and efficient walking in the surrounding's environment …

Assistive technology in smart cities: A case of street crossing for the visually-impaired

CY Huang, CK Wu, PY Liu - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Visually-impaired people encounter a series of challenging tasks in their daily life that are
easy to the majority of society. For example, crossing a street, which is a critical task for a …

Cognitive map formation through tactile map navigation in visually impaired and sighted persons

L Ottink, B Van Raalte, CF Doeller, TM Van der Geest… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The human brain can form cognitive maps of a spatial environment, which can support
wayfinding. In this study, we investigated cognitive map formation of an environment …

Solar-powered deep learning-based recognition system of daily used objects and human faces for assistance of the visually impaired

B Calabrese, R Velázquez, C Del-Valle-Soto… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a novel low-cost solar-powered wearable assistive technology (AT)
device, whose aim is to provide continuous, real-time object recognition to ease the finding …

The unfolding space glove: A wearable spatio-visual to haptic sensory substitution device for blind people

J Kilian, A Neugebauer, L Scherffig, S Wahl - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper documents the design, implementation and evaluation of the Unfolding Space
Glove—an open source sensory substitution device. It transmits the relative position and …

Assistive locomotion device with haptic feedback for guiding visually impaired people

MF Jiménez, RC Mello, T Bastos, A Frizera - Medical Engineering & Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Robotic assistive devices are able to enhance physical stability and balance. Smart walkers,
in particular, are also capable of offering cognitive support for individuals whom …