A wearable system for mobility improvement of visually impaired people

被引:101
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作者
Cardin, Sylvain [1 ]
Thalmann, Daniel [1 ]
Vexo, Frederic [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Virtual Real Lab, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
来源
VISUAL COMPUTER | 2007年 / 23卷 / 02期
关键词
wearable; vibrotactile; visually impaired;
D O I
10.1007/s00371-006-0032-4
中图分类号
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Degradation of the visual system can lead to a dramatic reduction of mobility by limiting a person to his sense of touch and hearing. This paper presents the development of an obstacle detection system for visually impaired people. While moving in his environment the user is alerted to close obstacles in range. The system we propose detects an obstacle surrounding the user by using a multi-sonar system and sending appropriate vibrotactile feedback. The system aims at increasing the mobility of visually impaired people by offering new sensing abilities.
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页码:109 / 118
页数:10
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