A wearable multipoint ultrasonic travel aids for visually impaired

2013 Joint IMEKO (International Measurement Confederation) TC1-TC7-TC13 Symposium: Measurement Across Physical and Behavioural Sciences

Ercoli, Ilaria^1 ; Marchionni, Paolo^1 ; Scalise, Lorenzo^1

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche (DIISM), Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy^1

关键词: Angular positions;    Avoid obstacles;    Electronic travel aidss;    Obstacle detection;    Stand -alone;    Travel aid;    Visually impaired;    World Health Organization;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012063/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012063

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In 2010, the World Health Organization estimates that there were about 285 million people in the world with disabling eyesight loss (246 millions are visually impaired (VI) and 39 millions are totally blind). For such users, hits during mobility tasks are the reason of major concerns and can reduce the quality of their life. The white cane is the primary device used by the majority of blind or VI users to explore and possibly avoid obstacles; it can monitor only the ground (