DocumentCode
835603
Title
A Smart Multisensor Approach to Assist Blind People in Specific Urban Navigation Tasks
Author
Andò, B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Syst. (DIEES), Univ. of Catania, Catania
Volume
16
Issue
6
fYear
2008
Firstpage
592
Lastpage
594
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1534-4320
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNSRE.2008.2003374
Filename
4599231
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