Design of a social collaboration and precise localization services for the blind and visually impaired

Mohammed Elbes; Ala Al-Fuqaha

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2013.09.037

Design of a social collaboration and precise localization services for the blind and visually impaired

Mohammed Elbes, Ala Al-Fuqaha

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Abstract

The Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) encounter various difficulties during their daily activities like path planning, navigation and obstacle avoidance. Many BVI still trust and rely on the white cane to explore their environments. The state-of-the-art white canes have audio systems to guide the BVI through their environment. In this paper, we present a top-down design approach for a social collaboration service especially designed for the BVI. We also present a precise localization approach for indoor and outdoor environments which serves as the underlying foundation for the social collaboration environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-291
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia Computer Science
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2013.09.037
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks, EUSPN 2013 and the 3rd International Conference on Current and Future Trends of Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare, ICTH 2013 - Niagara Falls, ON, Canada Duration: 21 Oct 2013 → 24 Oct 2013

Keywords

Data Fusion
Localization
Particle Filter
Social Networks

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