Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people
The aim of the project is the development of an aid for blind or visually impaired people, considering economic aspects as well as easy adaptability to various daily situations. Distance sensors were attached to a walking frame (rollator) to detect the distance to obstacles. The information from the...
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| author | Loepthien Nora Jehnichen Tanja Hauser Josephine Schullcke Benjamin Möller Knut |
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| description | The aim of the project is the development of an aid for blind or visually impaired people, considering economic aspects as well as easy adaptability to various daily situations. Distance sensors were attached to a walking frame (rollator) to detect the distance to obstacles. The information from the sensors is transmitted to the user via tactile feedback. This is realized with a number of vibration motors which were located at the upper belly area of the subject. To test the functionality of the aid to the blind, a testing track with obstacles has been passed through by a number of volunteers. While passing the track five times the needed time to pass through, as well as the number of collisions, were noticed. The results showed a decline in the average time needed to pass though the testing track. This indicates a learning process of the operator to interpret the signals given by the tactile feedback. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee2f1d7ea4684c48914e11e0e606546f2022-12-21T18:32:42ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042016-09-012172773010.1515/cdbme-2016-0158cdbme-2016-0158Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired peopleLoepthien Nora0Jehnichen Tanja1Hauser Josephine2Schullcke Benjamin3Möller Knut4Institute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, VS-SchwenningenInstitute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, VS-SchwenningenInstitute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, VS-SchwenningenInstitute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, VS-SchwenningenInstitute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, VS-SchwenningenThe aim of the project is the development of an aid for blind or visually impaired people, considering economic aspects as well as easy adaptability to various daily situations. Distance sensors were attached to a walking frame (rollator) to detect the distance to obstacles. The information from the sensors is transmitted to the user via tactile feedback. This is realized with a number of vibration motors which were located at the upper belly area of the subject. To test the functionality of the aid to the blind, a testing track with obstacles has been passed through by a number of volunteers. While passing the track five times the needed time to pass through, as well as the number of collisions, were noticed. The results showed a decline in the average time needed to pass though the testing track. This indicates a learning process of the operator to interpret the signals given by the tactile feedback.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0158aid to the blindlow-costsensor based |
| spellingShingle | Loepthien Nora Jehnichen Tanja Hauser Josephine Schullcke Benjamin Möller Knut Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering aid to the blind low-cost sensor based |
| title | Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| title_full | Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| title_fullStr | Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| title_short | Development of a low-cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| title_sort | development of a low cost senor based aid for visually impaired people |
| topic | aid to the blind low-cost sensor based |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0158 |
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