This paper describes the development of an indoor vibrotactile navigation system for the visually impaired people. We aimed at realizing a wearable, low-cost, and effective system able to help blind users in unknown indoor environments that they might visit occasionally, such as hospitals, airports, museums, etc. The designed system implements a Bluetooth (BT) localization service, and provides wayfinding cues to the user by means of a wearable device equipped with five motors. The last part of our work describes early results obtained by the use of electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis to evaluate the vibrotactile feedback.

M. Altini, E. Farella, M. Pirini, L. Benini (2011). A Cost-effective Indoor Vibrotactile Navigation System for the Blind. s.l : SciTe Press.

A Cost-effective Indoor Vibrotactile Navigation System for the Blind

FARELLA, ELISABETTA;BENINI, LUCA
2011

Abstract

This paper describes the development of an indoor vibrotactile navigation system for the visually impaired people. We aimed at realizing a wearable, low-cost, and effective system able to help blind users in unknown indoor environments that they might visit occasionally, such as hospitals, airports, museums, etc. The designed system implements a Bluetooth (BT) localization service, and provides wayfinding cues to the user by means of a wearable device equipped with five motors. The last part of our work describes early results obtained by the use of electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis to evaluate the vibrotactile feedback.
2011
Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2011), BIOSTEC series
477
481
M. Altini, E. Farella, M. Pirini, L. Benini (2011). A Cost-effective Indoor Vibrotactile Navigation System for the Blind. s.l : SciTe Press.
M. Altini; E. Farella; M. Pirini; L. Benini
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