An insight into smartphone-based assistive solutions for visually impaired and blind people: issues, challenges and opportunities
Blind people are confronting a number of challenges in performing activities of daily life such
as reading labels on a product, identification of currency notes, exploring unknown spaces …
as reading labels on a product, identification of currency notes, exploring unknown spaces …
Mobile assistive technologies for the visually impaired
There are around 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, and around 370,000
people are registered as blind or partially sighted in the UK. Ongoing advances in …
people are registered as blind or partially sighted in the UK. Ongoing advances in …
Cabot: Designing and evaluating an autonomous navigation robot for blind people
Navigation robots have the potential to overcome some of the limitations of traditional
navigation aids for blind people, specially in unfamiliar environments. In this paper, we …
navigation aids for blind people, specially in unfamiliar environments. In this paper, we …
Enabling building service robots to guide blind people a participatory design approach
Building service robots-robots that perform various services in buildings-are becoming more
common in large buildings such as hotels and stores. We aim to leverage such robots to …
common in large buildings such as hotels and stores. We aim to leverage such robots to …
Designing AR visualizations to facilitate stair navigation for people with low vision
Navigating stairs is a dangerous mobility challenge for people with low vision, who have a
visual impairment that falls short of blindness. Prior research contributed systems for stair …
visual impairment that falls short of blindness. Prior research contributed systems for stair …
Visual and infrared sensor data-based obstacle detection for the visually impaired using the Google project tango tablet development kit and the unity engine
A novel visual and infrared sensor data-based system to assist visually impaired users in
detecting obstacles in their path while independently navigating indoors is presented. The …
detecting obstacles in their path while independently navigating indoors is presented. The …
A Smart Infrared Microcontroller‐Based Blind Guidance System
AS Al-Fahoum, HB Al-Hmoud… - Active and Passive …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Blindness is a state of lacking the visual perception due to physiological or neurological
factors. The partial blindness represents the lack of integration in the growth of the optic …
factors. The partial blindness represents the lack of integration in the growth of the optic …
An overview of assistive devices for blind and visually impaired people
International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2019 AN OVERVIEW OF
ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE Menghan Hu,∗,∗∗ …
ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE Menghan Hu,∗,∗∗ …
Real time multi object detection for blind using single shot multibox detector
A Arora, A Grover, R Chugh, SS Reka - Wireless Personal …, 2019 - Springer
According to world health statistics 285 million out of 7.6 billion population suffers visual
impairment; hence 4 out of 100 people are blind. Absence of vision restricts the mobility of a …
impairment; hence 4 out of 100 people are blind. Absence of vision restricts the mobility of a …
A navigation system for the visually impaired: a fusion of vision and depth sensor
For a number of years, scientists have been trying to develop aids that can make visually
impaired people more independent and aware of their surroundings. Computer‐based …
impaired people more independent and aware of their surroundings. Computer‐based …