In the current age of emerging technologies and big data, transparency has become an
important issue for technology users and online consumers. However, there is a lack of …

We present a guiding system to help blind people walk in public spaces while making their
walking seamless with nearby pedestrians. Blind users carry a rolling suitcase-shaped …

For haptic guidance, vibrotactile feedback is a commonly-used mechanism, but requires
users to interpret its complicated patterns especially in 3D guidance, which is not intuitive …

In this survey, we give an overview of hand-held haptic navigation devices specifically
designed for and tested with pedestrians. We distinguish devices for indoor use and for …

Screen-based pedestrian navigation assistance can be distracting or inaccessible to users.
Shape-changing haptic interfaces can overcome these concerns. The S-BAN is a new …

Accurate and effective directional feedback is crucial for an electronic traveling aid device
that guides visually impaired people in walking through paths. This paper presents Tactile …

Smartphones are indispensable tools for many people for various assistive tasks. They are
equipped with different sensors that provide data on motion, location and the environment …

Individuals with visual impairment (VI) require aids such as white canes and guide dogs to
navigate their environments. Modern localisation technologies have the capacity to …

In this survey, we give an overview of hands-free haptic devices specifically designed for
navigation guidance while walking. We present and discuss the devices by body part …

Most navigation aids for visually impaired individuals require users to pay close attention
and actively understand the instructions or feedback of guidance, which impose …