scholarly journals Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Shahid Akram ◽  
Ali Mahmood ◽  
Ihsan Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Tahir Mujtabah ◽  
Ali Bin Yasin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Close Vicinity ◽  
Memory Card ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
Statistical Results ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

In this paper, we have given the design and development of a new wearable device that assists visually impaired individuals to travel independently and confidently. The newly proposed device is based on range-based sensors and would work effectively in both indoor and outdoor conditions. It is constructed in the form of two separate modules; one module is designed such that it can be attached to the waist belt of the user, and the other module is designed to wear it on ankle of the user. Both the modules communicate with each other using wireless communication and can cover the full front environment of the user. The information about the front environment is transmitted to the user, via headphone, by sending a set of voice instructions, stored in a memory card added in the belt module. In order to use the device in crowd mode, appropriate networking techniques were also implemented in the prototype such that the interference of two or more devices in the close vicinity can be avoided. In the end, effectiveness of the device is analyzed and proved by conducting experiments and obtaining statistical results.

scholarly journals Smart Shoe for Visually Impaired Person

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.12) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
N Vignesh ◽  
Meghachandra Srinivas Reddy.P ◽  
Nirmal Raja.G ◽  
Elamaram E ◽  
B Sudhakar
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Directional Information ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Android System ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Impaired Person

Eyes play important role in our day to day lives and are perhaps the most valuable gift we have. This world is visible to us because we are blessed with eyesight. But there are some people who lag this ability of visualizing these things. Due to this, they will undergo a lot of troubles o move comfortably in public places. Hence, wearable device should design for such visual impaired people. A smart shoe is wearable system design to provide directional information to visually impaired people. To provide smart and sensible navigation guidance to visually impaired people, the system has great potential especially when integrated with visual processing units. During the operation, the user is supposed to wear the shoes. When sensors will detect any obstacle, user will be informed through Android system being used by the user. The Smart Shoes along with the application on the Android system shall help the user in moving around independently.

scholarly journals Wearable Travel Aid for Environment Perception and Navigation of Visually Impaired People

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinqiang Bai ◽  
Zhaoxiang Liu ◽  
Yimin Lin ◽  
Ye Li ◽  
Shiguo Lian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Semantic Information ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Measurement Unit ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Assistive devices for visually impaired people (VIP) which support daily traveling and improve social inclusion are developing fast. Most of them try to solve the problem of navigation or obstacle avoidance, and other works focus on helping VIP to recognize their surrounding objects. However, very few of them couple both capabilities (i.e., navigation and recognition). Aiming at the above needs, this paper presents a wearable assistive device that allows VIP to (i) navigate safely and quickly in unfamiliar environment, and (ii) to recognize the objects in both indoor and outdoor environments. The device consists of a consumer Red, Green, Blue and Depth (RGB-D) camera and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which are mounted on a pair of eyeglasses, and a smartphone. The device leverages the ground height continuity among adjacent image frames to segment the ground accurately and rapidly, and then search the moving direction according to the ground. A lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-based object recognition system is developed and deployed on the smartphone to increase the perception ability of VIP and promote the navigation system. It can provide the semantic information of surroundings, such as the categories, locations, and orientations of objects. Human–machine interaction is performed through audio module (a beeping sound for obstacle alert, speech recognition for understanding the user commands, and speech synthesis for expressing semantic information of surroundings). We evaluated the performance of the proposed system through many experiments conducted in both indoor and outdoor scenarios, demonstrating the efficiency and safety of the proposed assistive system.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of Shoe-type Walking Assistive Device for Visually Impaired Person

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1869
Author(s):  
Chang-Min Yang ◽  
Ji-Yong Jung ◽  
Jung-Ja Kim
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Impaired Person

An Assistive Device to Aid the Visually Impaired to Play Basketball

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Murnyack ◽  
Khristi Viktoriany ◽  
Ajmal Sediqe ◽  
Waiseng Chong ◽  
Mohamed Samir Hefzy
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Portable System ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
Goal System

Abstract The purpose of this project is to allow a visually impaired person to enjoy playing the sport of basketball in his/her driveway or yard. The project required adapting a portable basketball goal system so that a visually impaired person can experience this sport. The assistive technology developed consisted of instrumenting the pole with a custom built beacon to allow the person to know where the portable system is located, thus determining in which direction to shoot the basketball. The beacon, mounted on the pole, emits a continuous distinct beeping sound. Also, the hoop was instrumented with a sensor that allows the person to know if he/she makes a basket. A sound is triggered to signal when the basketball passes though the hoop successfully. Furthermore, the hoop was custom sized to increase the odds of making a basket.

Implementation of Navigation System for Visually Impaired Person

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 181-182
Author(s):  
Tanika Gupta ◽  
◽  
Sakshi Jain ◽  
Rajat Bhatia ◽  
Ms. Anuradha Ms. Anuradha
Keyword(s):  
Navigation System ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Impaired Person

SEMINAL BREAKTHROUGH IN TACTILE PICTOGRAM DESIGN FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN TRAIN STATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Fariz Fadhlillah
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Train Station ◽  
Impaired Ability ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
The Media ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
Pictorial Form ◽  
The Ideal

One of the ideal public transportation facilities for the visually impaired in daily activities is trains. To be used at maximum, there is a need for communicative media to support the independence of orientation and mobility for the visually impaired in the train station. The media plays a role in supporting visually impaired individuals to know where they are, where to go, and how to reach the destination. The previous result regarding visually impaired ability to identify pictorial form which is designed with Primadi Tabrani’s ancient visual language semiotic approach shows a great opportunity for a pictogram to be the solution. However, the challenge is how to make the visually impaired person understand the meaning description that has been designed into tactile pictogram by touch. Basic consideration in designing process is the clarity of visual form when being touched, which is influenced by the way the shape is drawn and the tactile height

Touch Tap See: A Navigation Assistant for the Visually Impaired Person

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepti Patole ◽  
Sunayana Jadhava ◽  
Khyatee Thakkar ◽  
Saket Gupta ◽  
Shardul Aeer
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Impaired Person
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