Review of navigation assistive tools and technologies for the visually impaired
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 …
challenges in going outdoors and in protecting themselves from moving and stationary …
Navigation systems for the blind and visually impaired: Past work, challenges, and open problems
Over the last decades, the development of navigation devices capable of guiding the blind
through indoor and/or outdoor scenarios has remained a challenge. In this context, this …
through indoor and/or outdoor scenarios has remained a challenge. In this context, this …
Interdependence as a frame for assistive technology research and design
In this paper, we describe interdependence for assistive technology design, a frame
developed to complement the traditional focus on independence in the Assistive Technology …
developed to complement the traditional focus on independence in the Assistive Technology …
Wearable obstacle avoidance electronic travel aids for blind: a survey
D Dakopoulos, NG Bourbakis - IEEE Transactions on Systems …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The last decades a variety of portable or wearable navigation systems have been developed
to assist visually impaired people during navigation in known or unknown, indoor or outdoor …
to assist visually impaired people during navigation in known or unknown, indoor or outdoor …
Indoor human navigation systems: A survey
Whereas outdoor navigation systems typically rely upon global positioning system (GPS),
indoor systems have to rely upon different techniques for localizing the user, as GPS signals …
indoor systems have to rely upon different techniques for localizing the user, as GPS signals …
Navcog3: An evaluation of a smartphone-based blind indoor navigation assistant with semantic features in a large-scale environment
Navigating in unfamiliar environments is challenging for most people, especially for
individuals with visual impairments. While many personal navigation tools have been …
individuals with visual impairments. While many personal navigation tools have been …
BBeep: A sonic collision avoidance system for blind travellers and nearby pedestrians
We present an assistive suitcase system, BBeep, for supporting blind people when walking
through crowded environments. BBeep uses pre-emptive sound notifications to help clear a …
through crowded environments. BBeep uses pre-emptive sound notifications to help clear a …
NavCog3 in the wild: Large-scale blind indoor navigation assistant with semantic features
NavCog3 is a smartphone turn-by-turn navigation assistant system we developed
specifically designed to enable independent navigation for people with visual impairments …
specifically designed to enable independent navigation for people with visual impairments …
NAVIG: Augmented reality guidance system for the visually impaired: Combining object localization, GNSS, and spatial audio
Navigating complex routes and finding objects of interest are challenging tasks for the
visually impaired. The project NAVIG (Navigation Assisted by artificial VIsion and GNSS) is …
visually impaired. The project NAVIG (Navigation Assisted by artificial VIsion and GNSS) is …
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 …