The last quarter of a century has seen a dramatic rise of interest in the development of
technological solutions for visually impaired people. However, despite the presence of many …

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 …

Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) people find challenges in navigating unfamiliar
environments, even using assistive tools such as white canes or smart devices. Increasingly …

Enabling blind visitors to explore museum floors while feeling the facility's atmosphere and
increasing their autonomy and enjoyment are imperative for giving them a high-quality …

Today, physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) is a very popular topic in the field of ground
manipulation. At the same time, aerial physical interaction is also develo** very fast …

This paper presents a navigation aid for the blind based on a microcontroller with synthetic
speech output. The system consists of two vibrators, two ultrasonic sensors mounted on the …

People with visual impairment face enormous difficulties in terms of their mobility as they do
not have enough information about their location and orientation with respect to traffic and …

This paper presents salient features of human-human interaction where one person with
limited auditory and visual perception of the environment (a follower) is guided by an agent …

This paper addresses the introduction of a new Human Robot Interaction (HRI) sensor for
guide robots. Guide robots for geriatric patients or the visually impaired should follow user's …

This research aims to develop a visual aid to the visually impaired person with the following
functionalities: i) Localization of the person within the local environment. ii) Location of …