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 …

Assistive devices analysis for visually impaired persons: A review on taxonomy

S Zafar, M Asif, MB Ahmad, TM Ghazal, T Faiz… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visually impaired persons (VIPs) comprise a significant portion of the population and they
are present in all corners of the world. In recent times, the technology proved its presence in …

CNN-based object recognition and tracking system to assist visually impaired people

F Ashiq, M Asif, MB Ahmad, S Zafar, K Masood… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visually impaired persons (VIPs) comprise a significant portion of the population, and they
are present around the globe and in every part of the world. In recent times, technology …

Recurrent neural networks: Concepts and applications

AK Tyagi, A Abraham - 2022 - books.google.com
The text discusses recurrent neural networks for prediction and offers new insights into the
learning algorithms, architectures, and stability of recurrent neural networks. It discusses …

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 …

Low-cost open source ultrasound-sensing based navigational support for the visually impaired

AL Petsiuk, JM Pearce - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nineteen million Americans have significant vision loss. Over 70% of these are not
employed full-time, and more than a quarter live below the poverty line. Globally, there are …

Assistive technology solutions for aiding travel of pedestrians with visual impairment

P Chanana, R Paul, M Balakrishnan… - … of rehabilitation and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This work systematically reviews the assistive technology solutions for pedestrians with
visual impairment and reveals that most of the existing solutions address a specific part of …

Silicon eyes: GPS-GSM based navigation assistant for visually impaired using capacitive touch braille keypad and smart SMS facility

BR Prudhvi, R Bagani - 2013 World Congress on Computer …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an aim to provide blind navigation information via audible messages
and haptic feedback, helping the visually disabled to localize where they are and their …

Intelligent mobility cane-lessons learned from evaluation of obstacle notification system using a haptic approach

J Pariti, V Tibdewal, T Oh - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Existing smart cane prototypes provide audio and/or haptic feedback to inform people who
are blind or visually impaired about upcoming obstacles. However, limited user research is …

Design and implementation of elctronic aid to blind's cane

L Nieto, C Padilla, M Barrios - 2014 III international congress of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper shows the design of an electronic device which was developed to suit a white
cane or Hoover cane in order to provide an intelligent assistant for blind people. This device …