Degradation of the visual system reduces the mobility of a person that relies only on his sense of touch and hearing. This paper presents the prototype of a low cost smart glove to improve the mobility of the visually impaired people. The glove is equipped with rangefinders to explore the surroundings: it provides a vibro-tactile feedback on the position of the closest obstacles in range by means of vibration motors. The system is designed to operate with the white cane, enhancing the reliability of this traditional tool.
Bernieri, G., Faramondi, L., Pascucci, F. (2015). A low cost smart glove for visually impaired people mobility. In 2015 23rd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED 2015 - Conference Proceedings (pp.130-135). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. [10.1109/MED.2015.7158740].
A low cost smart glove for visually impaired people mobility
BERNIERI, GIUSEPPE;FARAMONDI, LUCA;PASCUCCI, Federica
2015-01-01
Abstract
Degradation of the visual system reduces the mobility of a person that relies only on his sense of touch and hearing. This paper presents the prototype of a low cost smart glove to improve the mobility of the visually impaired people. The glove is equipped with rangefinders to explore the surroundings: it provides a vibro-tactile feedback on the position of the closest obstacles in range by means of vibration motors. The system is designed to operate with the white cane, enhancing the reliability of this traditional tool.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
