Title :
A Smart Multisensor Approach to Assist Blind People in Specific Urban Navigation Tasks
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Syst. (DIEES), Univ. of Catania, Catania
Abstract :
Visually impaired people are often discouraged in using electronic aids due to complexity of operation, large amount of training, nonoptimized degree of information provided to the user, and high cost. In this paper, a new multisensor architecture is discussed, which would help blind people to perform urban mobility tasks. The device is based on a multisensor strategy and adopts smart signal processing.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; handicapped aids; intelligent sensors; blind people assistance; electronic aids; smart multisensor; smart signal processing; urban mobility tasks; urban navigation tasks; Mobility tasks; sensing devices; smart signal processing; visually impaired; Blindness; Cities; Electronics; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Locomotion; Orientation; Self-Help Devices; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Transducers;
Journal_Title :
Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNSRE.2008.2003374
