Tools and technologies for blind and visually impaired navigation support: a review
The development of navigation tools for people who are visually impaired had become an
important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a …
important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a …
Wearable assistive devices for visually impaired: A state of the art survey
Recent statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), published in October 2017,
estimate that more than 253 million people worldwide suffer from visual impairment (VI) with …
estimate that more than 253 million people worldwide suffer from visual impairment (VI) with …
Navcog3: An evaluation of a smartphone-based blind indoor navigation assistant with semantic features in a large-scale environment
Navigating in unfamiliar environments is challenging for most people, especially for
individuals with visual impairments. While many personal navigation tools have been …
individuals with visual impairments. While many personal navigation tools have been …
NavCog3 in the wild: Large-scale blind indoor navigation assistant with semantic features
NavCog3 is a smartphone turn-by-turn navigation assistant system we developed
specifically designed to enable independent navigation for people with visual impairments …
specifically designed to enable independent navigation for people with visual impairments …
" I am the follower, also the boss": Exploring Different Levels of Autonomy and Machine Forms of Guiding Robots for the Visually Impaired
Guiding robots, in the form of canes or cars, have recently been explored to assist blind and
low vision (BLV) people. Such robots can provide full or partial autonomy when guiding …
low vision (BLV) people. Such robots can provide full or partial autonomy when guiding …
Virtual navigation for blind people: Transferring route knowledge to the real-World
Independent navigation is challenging for blind people, particularly in unfamiliar
environments. Navigation assistive technologies try to provide additional support by guiding …
environments. Navigation assistive technologies try to provide additional support by guiding …
Leveraging augmented reality to create apps for people with visual disabilities: A case study in indoor navigation
C Yoon, R Louie, J Ryan, MK Vu, H Bang… - Proceedings of the 21st …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The introduction of augmented reality technology to iOS and Android enables, for the first
time, mainstream smartphones to estimate their own motion in 3D space with high accuracy …
time, mainstream smartphones to estimate their own motion in 3D space with high accuracy …
Egocentric visitors localization in cultural sites
We consider the problem of localizing visitors in a cultural site from egocentric (first-person)
images. Localization information can be useful both to assist the user during his visit (eg, by …
images. Localization information can be useful both to assist the user during his visit (eg, by …
A comprehensive review of navigation systems for visually impaired individuals
MH Abidi, AN Siddiquee, H Alkhalefah, V Srivastava - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background This review explores the evolutionary trajectory of navigation assistance tools
tailored for the visually impaired, spanning from traditional aids like white canes to …
tailored for the visually impaired, spanning from traditional aids like white canes to …
Photogrammetric water level determination using smartphone technology
Rapid technological progress has made mobile devices increasingly valuable for scientific
research. This paper outlines a versatile camera‐based water gauging method …
research. This paper outlines a versatile camera‐based water gauging method …