[HTML][HTML] 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 …
Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology
Abstract Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in
enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within …
enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within …
Guide dog versus robot dog: Assembling visually impaired people with non-human agents and achieving assisted mobility through distributed co-constructed …
BL Due - Mobilities, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Guide dogs are sense-able agents that can assist Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) to
achieve mobility. But could a guide dog be replaced by a robot dog? Based on video …
achieve mobility. But could a guide dog be replaced by a robot dog? Based on video …
Achieving practical and accurate indoor navigation for people with visual impairments
Methods that provide accurate navigation assistance to people with visual impairments often
rely on instrumenting the environment with specialized hardware infrastructure. In particular …
rely on instrumenting the environment with specialized hardware infrastructure. In particular …
A walk in the park with Robodog: Navigating around pedestrians using a spot robot as a “guide dog”
BL Due - Space and Culture, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores how visually impaired people (VIP) navigate around (a) stationary
people and (b) moving people, when guided by the Boston Dynamics' robotic “dog” and its …
people and (b) moving people, when guided by the Boston Dynamics' robotic “dog” and its …
[HTML][HTML] Relative vibrotactile spatial acuity of the torso
While tactile acuity for pressure has been extensively investigated, far less is known about
acuity for vibrotactile stimulation. Vibrotactile acuity is important however, as such …
acuity for vibrotactile stimulation. Vibrotactile acuity is important however, as such …
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 …
visual impairment and reveals that most of the existing solutions address a specific part of …
[HTML][HTML] Smartphone-based inertial odometry for blind walkers
P Ren, F Elyasi, R Manduchi - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pedestrian tracking systems implemented in regular smartphones may provide a convenient
mechanism for wayfinding and backtracking for people who are blind. However, virtually all …
mechanism for wayfinding and backtracking for people who are blind. However, virtually all …
AR4VI: AR as an accessibility tool for people with visual impairments
JM Coughlan, J Miele - 2017 IEEE International Symposium on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although AR technology has been largely dominated by visual media, a number of AR tools
using both visual and auditory feedback have been developed specifically to assist people …
using both visual and auditory feedback have been developed specifically to assist people …
Orientation and mobility outcome measures
KJ Chang, LL Dillon, L Deverell… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite orientation and mobility (O&M) being a significant factor determining quality of life of
people with low vision or blindness, there are no gold standard measures or agreement on …
people with low vision or blindness, there are no gold standard measures or agreement on …