The developing elderly population undergoes a high level of eyesight and mental impairment, which frequently results in a defeat of independence. That kind of person should do vital daily tasks like heating and cooking, with methods and devices inten...
A significant challenge for many visually impaired people is they cannot be entirely independent and are restricted by their vision. They face problems with such actions and object detection should be an essential feature they can rely on a regular b...
This work presents an embedded solution for detecting and classifying head-level objects using stereo vision to assist blind individuals. A custom dataset was created, featuring five classes of head-level objects, selected based on a survey of visual...
Visually impaired individuals suffer many problems in handling their everyday activities like road crossing, writing, finding an object, reading, and so on. However, many navigation methods are available, and efficient object detection (OD) methods f...
Visually challenged persons include a significant part of the population, and they exist all over the globe. Recently, technology has demonstrated its occurrence in each field, and state-of-the-art devices aid humans in their everyday lives. However,...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Dec 11, 2024
BACKGROUND: Existing image description methods when used as Assistive Technologies often fall short in meeting the needs of blind or low vision (BLV) individuals. They tend to either compress all visual elements into brief captions, create disjointed...
In the context in which severe visual impairment significantly affects human life, this article emphasizes the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Visible Light Communications (VLC) in developing future assistive technologies. Toward this p...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Jul 4, 2024
Visual impairment poses significant challenges in daily life, especially when navigating unfamiliar environments, resulting in inequalities and reduced quality of life. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the needs and perspectives...
Visually impaired people seek social integration, yet their mobility is restricted. They need a personal navigation system that can provide privacy and increase their confidence for better life quality. In this paper, based on deep learning and neura...
Over a billion people around the world are disabled, among whom 253 million are visually impaired or blind, and this number is greatly increasing due to ageing, chronic diseases, and poor environments and health. Despite many proposals, the current d...
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