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 …

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 …

Over the last few decades, the development in the field of navigation and routing devices
has become a hindering task for the researchers to develop smart and intelligent guiding …

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 …

Globally, more than 250 million people have impaired vision and face challenges navigating
outside their homes, affecting their independence, mental health, and physical health …

Given the increased interest in smart assistive technologies and autonomous robot vehicles,
path planning has emerged as one of the most researched and challenging topics in …

Recent advances in machine and deep learning algorithms and enhanced computational
capabilities have revolutionized healthcare and medicine. Nowadays, research on assistive …

This paper proposes an intelligent assistive system based on wearable smart glasses and
an intelligent walking stick for visually impaired people to achieve the goals of aerial …

Visually impaired individuals often rely on assistive technologies such as white canes for
independent navigation. Many electronic enhancements to the traditional white cane have …

Given the growth in the numbers of visually impaired (VI) people in low-income countries,
the development of affordable electronic travel aid (ETA) systems employing devices …