Navigating complex routes and finding objects of interest are challenging tasks for the
visually impaired. The project NAVIG (Navigation Assisted by artificial VIsion and GNSS) is …

Introduction......................................................................................................... 161 General-Purpose
and Special-Purpose Sensory Substitution....................... 163 Theoretical Framework for …

The innovations in the field of specialized navigation systems have become prominent
research topics. As an applied science for people with special needs, navigation aids for the …

Navigation assistance services for people with visual impairment pose the challenge of
providing accurate guidance through non-visual navigation instructions. This paper …

Navigation, especially in unknown areas, remains a major problem for the visually impaired
(VI). Over the past 50years, a number of electronic travel aids (ETAs) have been developed …

Finding ones way to an unknown destination, navigating complex routes, finding inanimate
objects; these are all tasks that can be challenging for the visually impaired. The project …

The vast majority of existing route selection processes is designed for vehicle navigation. In
this paper we describe an adapted routing algorithm for visually impaired pedestrians based …

Spatialised auditory and visual cues were delivered via a wearable interface–Google Glass–
and a Bone Conduction Headset to aid a search task. The aim of the study was determine …

Summary In 2009, the World Health Organization estimated that 314 million people were
suffering from visual impairment, 45 million of them being blind. Improving the autonomy of …

The World Health Organization estimates the world blind population at 39 million persons,
which roughly corresponds to 0.56% of the total world population. More precisely this …