Different solutions have been proposed to address orientation in indoor/outdoor
environments and among them, radio frequency identification (RFID)-based systems …

For most visually impaired people, simple tasks such as understanding the environment or
moving safely around it represent huge challenges. The Sound of Vision system was …

This paper presented the assessment of cognitive load (as an effective real-time index of
task difficulty) and the level of brain activation during an experiment in which eight visually …

Individuals with visual impairments often face a multitude of challenging obstacles in their
daily lives. Vision impairment can severely impair a person's ability to work, navigate, and …

Interaction with patient-facing medical devices requires integrated performance of both
physical and cognitive tasks that are highly dependent on many user characteristics …

Reduced independent mobility of blind and low-vision individuals (BLVIs) cause
considerable societal cost, burden on relatives, and reduced quality of life for the individuals …

In the international arena, the use of technology as a tool for accessing information but also
for creating content and sharing that generated content is beginning to gain importance. The …

This paper presents an experiment performed at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest,
Romania that aims to study brain activation during virtual and real-world mobility tasks with …

Any kind of a sensory substitution device designed as an assistive technology for a
particular group of users must address a very important question: what senses should be …

Echo-localization in visually impaired people plays a crucial role in obstacle avoidance as
long as the obstacle–either an object or a person–makes a sufficiently audible sound …