Non-Visual-Cueing-Based Sensing and Understanding of Nearby Entities in Aided Navigation
Juan Diego Gomez, Guido Bologna, Thierry Pun · 2012 · Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2012)
This demonstration paper presents a context-aware navigation aid system for blind individuals that combines three levels of assistance to enhance understanding of the surrounding environment. The system addresses a fundamental challenge: blind people navigating unfamiliar…
visual impairment · blind navigation · context-aware computing · computer vision · spatial audio