Review of navigation assistive tools and technologies for the visually impaired

MD Messaoudi, BAJ Menelas, H Mcheick - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The visually impaired suffer greatly while moving from one place to another. They face
challenges in going outdoors and in protecting themselves from moving and stationary …

Laser Sensing and Vision Sensing Smart Blind Cane: A Review

C Mai, D Xie, L Zeng, Z Li, Z Li, Z Qiao, Y Qu, G Liu, L Li - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Laser sensing and vision sensing smart canes can improve the convenience of travel for the
visually impaired, but for the present, most of the system functions of laser sensing and …

Vision-based mobile indoor assistive navigation aid for blind people

B Li, JP Munoz, X Rong, Q Chen, J Xiao… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new holistic vision-based mobile assistive navigation system to help
blind and visually impaired people with indoor independent travel. The system detects …

Development of a visual to audio and tactile substitution system for mobility and orientation of visually impaired people: a review

KM Masal, S Bhatlawande, SD Shingade - Multimedia Tools and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), visual impairment is one of the
most common problems affecting approximately one sixth of the world's population. It was …

Indoor navigation systems for visually impaired persons: Mapping the features of existing technologies to user needs

D Plikynas, A Žvironas, A Budrionis, M Gudauskis - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, several outdoor navigation and orientation electronic traveling aid (ETA) solutions
for visually impaired (VI) people are commercially available or in active development. This …

Research advances of indoor navigation for blind people: A brief review of technological instrumentation

D Plikynas, A Žvironas, M Gudauskis… - IEEE Instrumentation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Blind persons need electronic traveling aid (ETA) solutions for better orientation and
navigation in unfamiliar indoor environments, with embedded features for detection and …

Technology-assisted white cane: evaluation and future directions

I Khan, S Khusro, I Ullah - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Several technology-assisted aids are available to help blind and visually
impaired people perform their daily activities. The current research uses the state-of-the-art …

A novel perceptive robotic cane with haptic navigation for enabling vision-independent participation in the social dynamics of seat choice

S Agrawal, ME West, B Hayes - 2022 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal-based navigation in public places is critical for independent mobility and for breaking
barriers that exist for blind or visually impaired (BVI) people in a sight-centric society …

The Effectiveness of UWB-Based Indoor Positioning Systems for the Navigation of Visually Impaired Individuals

M Rosiak, M Kawulok, M Maćkowski - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
UWB has been in existence for several years, but it was only a few years ago that it
transitioned from a specialized niche to more mainstream applications. Recent market data …

A Smart Cane Based on 2D LiDAR and RGB-D Camera Sensor-Realizing Navigation and Obstacle Recognition

C Mai, H Chen, L Zeng, Z Li, G Liu, Z Qiao, Y Qu, L Li… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an intelligent blind guide system based on 2D LiDAR and RGB-D camera
sensing is proposed, and the system is mounted on a smart cane. The intelligent guide …