Review of navigation assistive tools and technologies for the visually impaired

MD Messaoudi, BAJ Menelas, H Mcheick - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The visually impaired suffer greatly while moving from one place to another. They face
challenges in going outdoors and in protecting themselves from moving and stationary …

Advancement in navigation technologies and their potential for the visually impaired: a comprehensive review

V Isazade - Spatial information research, 2023 - Springer
Improvements in technology and navigation tools are leading to more affordable and
effective solutions to assist individuals with visual impairments. The progress made in …

Design, implementation and evaluation of an indoor navigation system for visually impaired people

AS Martinez-Sala, F Losilla, JC Sánchez-Aarnoutse… - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
Indoor navigation is a challenging task for visually impaired people. Although there are
guidance systems available for such purposes, they have some drawbacks that hamper their …

Ebsar: Indoor guidance for the visually impaired

S Al-Khalifa, M Al-Razgan - Computers & Electrical Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The number of people experiencing vision loss has been increasing rapidly, leading to great
interest in assistive technologies research. Together with the emergence of wearable …

Deep learning-based positioning of visually impaired people in indoor environments

P Mahida, S Shahrestani, H Cheung - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wayfinding and navigation can present substantial challenges to visually impaired (VI)
people. Some of the significant aspects of these challenges arise from the difficulty of …

[Retracted] Innovative Design of Intelligent Health Equipment for Hel** the Blind in Smart City

C Wei, L Guang, L Bin, R Li - Computational Intelligence and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advancement of information technology in today's modern society is contributing
to an increase in the general degree of civilization in society. People are pleased with …

Methodologies and evaluation of electronic travel aids for the visually impaired people: a review

MRM Romlay, SF Toha, AM Ibrahim, I Venkat - Bulletin of Electrical …, 2021 - beei.org
Technological advancements have widely contributed to navigation aids. However, their
large-scale adaptation for navigation solutions for visually impaired people haven't been …

Access control for Internet of Things—Enabled assistive technologies: An architecture, challenges and requirements

S Pal, M Hitchens, V Varadharajan - Assistive technology for the elderly, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been a tremendous growth in the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent
years. One important application area for the IoT is in the area of assistive technologies …

Ray: Smart indoor/outdoor routes for the blind using Bluetooth 4.0 BLE

M Castillo-Cara, E Huaranga-Junco… - Procedia Computer …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work describes the implementation of a cost-effective assistive mobile application
aiming to improve the quality of life of visually impaired people. Taking into account the …

Survey of indoor location technologies and wayfinding systems for users with cognitive disabilities in emergencies

MT García-Catalá, MC Rodriguez-Sánchez… - Behaviour & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article focuses on the challenging topic of indoor location and guidance in daily tasks of
location and hostile scenarios (ie emergency evacuations) that could be produced, which at …