Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person
In this paper, we have given the design and development of a new wearable device that assists visually impaired individuals to travel independently and confidently. The newly proposed device is based on range-based sensors and would work effectively in both indoor and outdoor conditions. It is const...
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| description | In this paper, we have given the design and development of a new wearable device that assists visually impaired individuals to travel independently and confidently. The newly proposed device is based on range-based sensors and would work effectively in both indoor and outdoor conditions. It is constructed in the form of two separate modules; one module is designed such that it can be attached to the waist belt of the user, and the other module is designed to wear it on ankle of the user. Both the modules communicate with each other using wireless communication and can cover the full front environment of the user. The information about the front environment is transmitted to the user, via headphone, by sending a set of voice instructions, stored in a memory card added in the belt module. In order to use the device in crowd mode, appropriate networking techniques were also implemented in the prototype such that the interference of two or more devices in the close vicinity can be avoided. In the end, effectiveness of the device is analyzed and proved by conducting experiments and obtaining statistical results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3f35af5b5744ed1aaa59a0ef4b39baa2025-08-20T02:20:20ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032020-01-01202010.1155/2020/61531286153128Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired PersonShahid Akram0Ali Mahmood1Ihsan Ullah2Muhammad Tahir Mujtabah3Ali Bin Yasin4Asif Raza Butt5Muhammad Shafique6Sajjad Manzoor7Department of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering CUI, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Riphah International University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, 10250 AJK, PakistanIn this paper, we have given the design and development of a new wearable device that assists visually impaired individuals to travel independently and confidently. The newly proposed device is based on range-based sensors and would work effectively in both indoor and outdoor conditions. It is constructed in the form of two separate modules; one module is designed such that it can be attached to the waist belt of the user, and the other module is designed to wear it on ankle of the user. Both the modules communicate with each other using wireless communication and can cover the full front environment of the user. The information about the front environment is transmitted to the user, via headphone, by sending a set of voice instructions, stored in a memory card added in the belt module. In order to use the device in crowd mode, appropriate networking techniques were also implemented in the prototype such that the interference of two or more devices in the close vicinity can be avoided. In the end, effectiveness of the device is analyzed and proved by conducting experiments and obtaining statistical results.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6153128 |
| spellingShingle | Shahid Akram Ali Mahmood Ihsan Ullah Muhammad Tahir Mujtabah Ali Bin Yasin Asif Raza Butt Muhammad Shafique Sajjad Manzoor Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person |
| title_full | Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person |
| title_fullStr | Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person |
| title_short | Construction and Analysis of a Novel Wearable Assistive Device for a Visually Impaired Person |
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