Tools and technologies for blind and visually impaired navigation support: a review
The development of navigation tools for people who are visually impaired had become an
important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a …
important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a …
[HTML][HTML] Sensor-based assistive devices for visually-impaired people: Current status, challenges, and future directions
W Elmannai, K Elleithy - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there are 285 million visually-impaired
people worldwide. Among these individuals, there are 39 million who are totally blind. There …
people worldwide. Among these individuals, there are 39 million who are totally blind. There …
An insight into assistive technology for the visually impaired and blind people: state-of-the-art and future trends
A Bhowmick, SM Hazarika - Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 2017 - Springer
Assistive technology for the visually impaired and blind people is a research field that is
gaining increasing prominence owing to an explosion of new interest in it from disparate …
gaining increasing prominence owing to an explosion of new interest in it from disparate …
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 …
Vision navigator: a smart and intelligent obstacle recognition model for visually impaired users
Vision impairment is a major challenge faced by humanity on a large scale throughout the
world. Affected people find independently navigating and detecting obstacles extremely …
world. Affected people find independently navigating and detecting obstacles extremely …
[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of urban navigation systems for visually impaired people
Blind and Visually impaired people (BVIP) face a range of practical difficulties when
undertaking outdoor journeys as pedestrians. Over the past decade, a variety of assistive …
undertaking outdoor journeys as pedestrians. Over the past decade, a variety of assistive …
Paving the way with machine learning for seamless indoor–outdoor positioning: A survey
Seamless positioning and navigation requires an integration of outdoor and indoor
positioning systems. Until recently, these systems mostly function in-silos. Though GNSS …
positioning systems. Until recently, these systems mostly function in-silos. Though GNSS …
[HTML][HTML] DEEP-SEE: Joint Object Detection, Tracking and Recognition with Application to Visually Impaired Navigational Assistance
In this paper, we introduce the so-called DEEP-SEE framework that jointly exploits computer
vision algorithms and deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to detect, track and …
vision algorithms and deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to detect, track and …
Deep trail-following robotic guide dog in pedestrian environments for people who are blind and visually impaired-learning from virtual and real worlds
TK Chuang, NC Lin, JS Chen, CH Hung… - … on Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Navigation in pedestrian environments is critical to enabling independent mobility for the
blind and visually impaired (BVI) in their daily lives. White canes have been commonly used …
blind and visually impaired (BVI) in their daily lives. White canes have been commonly used …
A highly accurate and reliable data fusion framework for guiding the visually impaired
WM Elmannai, KM Elleithy - Ieee Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The world has approximately 253 million visually impaired (VI) people according to a report
by the world health organization (WHO) in 2014. Thirty-six million people are estimated to be …
by the world health organization (WHO) in 2014. Thirty-six million people are estimated to be …