Wearable Urban Mobility Assistive Device for Visually Impaired Pedestrians Using a Smartphone and a Tactile-Foot Interface

Wearable Urban Mobility Assistive Device for Visually Impaired Pedestrians Using a Smartphone and a Tactile-Foot Interface

This paper reports on the progress of a wearable assistive technology (AT) device designed to enhance the independent, safe, and efficient mobility of blind and visually impaired pedestrians in outdoor environments. Such device exploits the smartphone’s positioning and computing capabilities to loca...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Tachiquin, Ramiro Velázquez, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Miguel Carrasco, Roberto De Fazio, Andrés Trujillo-León, Paolo Visconti, Fernando Vidal-Verdú
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
assistive technology (AT)
augmented GPS (A-GPS)
navigation mobile app
outdoor orientation
tactile-foot interface
visually impaired pedestrians
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/16/5274

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