— This paper presents an indoor localization system for the visually impaired. The basis of our system is an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for six degree-of-freedom (d.o.f.) posit...
Joel A. Hesch, Faraz M. Mirzaei, Gian Luca Mariott...
— This paper presents an indoor human localization system for the visually impaired. A prototype portable device has been implemented, consisting of a pedometer and a standard wh...
We propose a system that reads the text encountered in natural scenes with the aim to provide assistance to the visually impaired persons. This paper describes the system design a...
A blind traveler walking through an unfamiliar environment, and a mobile robot navigating through a cluttered environment have an important feature in common: both have the kinema...
This paper describes a semi-autonomous wheelchair enabled with “HelpStar” that provides a user who is visually impaired with mobility independence. Our “HelpStar” enabled s...
Hajime Uchiyama, Leonidas Deligiannidis, Walter D....