We present a head-mounted, stereo-vision based navigational assistance device for the
visually impaired. The head-mounted design enables our subjects to stand and scan the …

In this paper we report on a field study comparing a commercial pedestrian navigation
system to a tactile navigation system called Tactile Wayfinder. Similar to previous …

While progress on assistive technologies have been made, some blind users still face
several problems opening and using basic functionalities when interacting with touch …

Pedestrian navigation systems help us make a series of decisions that lead us to a
destination. Most current pedestrian navigation systems communicate using map-based turn …

We present Shoe me the Way, a novel tactile interface for eyes-free pedestrian navigation in
urban environments. Our prototypical implementation can be fully integrated into users' own …

Small screen and wearable devices play a key role in most of our daily tasks and activities.
However, depending on the context, users can easily experience situationally induced …

In this paper, we report about a large-scale in-situ study of tactile feedback for pedestrian
navigation systems. Recent advances in smartphone technology have enabled a number of …

A national study by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau revealed that motorcyclist deaths
were nearly thirty times more prevalent than that of drivers of other vehicles. These fatalities …

Bud Burst Mobile is a smart phone application for an environmental Participatory Sensing
project that focuses on observing plants and collecting plant life stage data. The app was …

We present TactJam, an end-to-end suite for creating and sharing low fidelity prototypes of
on-body vibrotactile feedback. With TactJam, designers can create, record and share …