RGB-D image-based detection of stairs, pedestrian crosswalks and traffic signs

S Wang, H Pan, C Zhang, Y Tian - Journal of Visual Communication and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A computer vision-based wayfinding and navigation aid can improve the mobility of blind
and visually impaired people to travel independently. In this paper, we develop a new …

Robust and effective component-based banknote recognition for the blind

FM Hasanuzzaman, X Yang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We develop a novel camera-based computer vision technology to automatically recognize
banknotes to assist visually impaired people. Our banknote recognition system is robust and …

Recovering the sight to blind people in indoor environments with smart technologies

ML Mekhalfi, F Melgani, A Zeggada… - Expert systems with …, 2016 - Elsevier
Assistive technologies for blind people are showing a fast growth, providing useful tools to
support daily activities and to improve social inclusion. Most of these technologies are …

Toward a computer vision-based wayfinding aid for blind persons to access unfamiliar indoor environments

YL Tian, X Yang, C Yi, A Arditi - Machine vision and applications, 2013 - Springer
Independent travel is a well-known challenge for blind and visually impaired persons. In this
paper, we propose a proof-of-concept computer vision-based wayfinding aid for blind …

Review of machine vision-based electronic travel aids

Z Fei, E Yang, H Hu, H Zhou - 2017 23rd International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visual impaired people have navigation and mobility problems on roads. Up to now, many
approaches have been proposed to help these people navigate around using different …

User interface preferences in the design of a camera-based navigation and wayfinding aid

A Arditi, YL Tian - Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Development of a sensing device that can provide a sufficient perceptual
substrate for persons with visual impairments to orient themselves and travel confidently has …

Perception assistance for the visually impaired through smart objects: concept, implementation, and experiment scenario

J Connier, H Zhou, C De Vaulx, JJ Li, H Shi… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The last few years have seen substantial progress in the field of smart objects (SOs): their
number, diversity, performance and pervasiveness have all been quickly increasing and this …

Deep learning-based application for indoor wayfinding assistance navigation

M Afif, R Ayachi, Y Said, M Atri - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2021 - Springer
There is an increasing need to develop new adaptive technologies and new wayfinding
assistance systems for blind and visually impaired persons in order to improve their daily …

A Contextual Inquiry of People with Vision Impairments in Cooking

FM Li, MX Liu, SK Kane, P Carrington - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Individuals with vision impairments employ a variety of strategies for object identification,
such as pans or soy sauce, in the culinary process. In addition, they often rely on contextual …

An Indian currency recognition model for assisting visually impaired individuals

M Pasumarthy, R Padhy, R Yadav… - … on Recent Advances …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visually impaired persons find it extremely difficult to perform cash transactions in outdoor
environments. For assisting the visually challenged individuals, a YOLOv5 based deep …