Independent mobility is one of the main challenges for blind or visually impaired (BVI)
people. In particular, BVI people often need to identify and avoid nearby obstacles, for …

Traversing large open spaces is a challenging task for blind cane users, as such spaces are
often devoid of tactile features that can be followed. Consequently, in such spaces cane …

Digital navigation tools for helping people with visual impairments have become
increasingly popular in recent years. While conventional navigation solutions give routing …

There are many electronic devices for the visually impaired but few actually get used on a
daily basis. This is due in part to the fact that many devices often fail to address the real …

People with visual impairments face challenges when navigating indoor environments, such
as train stations and shopping malls. Prior approaches either require dedicated hardware …

Proximity-based interaction through a long cane is essential for the blind and the visually
impaired. We designed and implemented an obstacle detector consisting of a 3D Time-of …

In recent years, with the development of depth cameras and scene detection algorithms, a
wide variety of electronic travel aids for visually impaired people have been proposed …

We present a system designed to help blind people navigate around obstacles. Our system
perceives the environment in front of the user using a depth camera (a Microsoft Kinect). The …

Autonomous driving is currently a very active research area with virtually all automotive
manufacturers competing to bring the first fully autonomous car to the market. This race …

Recently, the technology of assisting the navigation of visually impaired persons with
computer vision has been greatly developed. A number of scholars have conducted related …