Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes

Blind people have been, over time, a reason for motivation in the development of solutions to improve their quality of life. The aim of this work is to propose a solution for one of such problems, namely, the selection and combination of clothing for the blind. Thus, this paper describes the whole p...

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Main Authors: Daniel Rocha, Vίtor Carvalho, Joaquim Gonçalves, Filipe Azevedo, Eva Oliveira
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Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2018-01-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/january_2018/Vol_219/P_2971.pdf
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spelling doaj-13305979d3ae465fa33195d80ded54de2020-11-24T22:15:10ZengIFSA Publishing, S.L.Sensors & Transducers2306-85151726-54792018-01-0121912633Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyesDaniel Rocha0Vίtor Carvalho1Joaquim Gonçalves2Filipe Azevedo3Eva Oliveira4IPCA, School of Technology, DIGARC, Campus of IPCA, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal IPCA, School of Technology, DIGARC, Campus of IPCA, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal IPCA, School of Technology, DIGARC, Campus of IPCA, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal ACAPO, Delegation of Braga, 4700-219 Braga, PortugalIPCA, School of Technology, DIGARC, Campus of IPCA, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal Blind people have been, over time, a reason for motivation in the development of solutions to improve their quality of life. The aim of this work is to propose a solution for one of such problems, namely, the selection and combination of clothing for the blind. Thus, this paper describes the whole project developed, in agreement with the Portuguese Association of the Blind and Amblyopic of Portugal (ACAPO), for the creation of a Web platform to aid the blind in selecting combinations of clothing. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is the basis of this project in the identification of garments. The features of the garments are inserted manually, and a combination of features is possible. There is also the possibility to automatically identify the color of the garment. The system has been tested by the ACAPO organization and preliminary feedback is positive, which are a good starting point for the future. This solution helps promote an increased autonomy for blind people.http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/january_2018/Vol_219/P_2971.pdfBlind PeopleImage ProcessingClothes CombinationNFC.
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author Daniel Rocha
Vίtor Carvalho
Joaquim Gonçalves
Filipe Azevedo
Eva Oliveira
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Vίtor Carvalho
Joaquim Gonçalves
Filipe Azevedo
Eva Oliveira
Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
Sensors & Transducers
Blind People
Image Processing
Clothes Combination
NFC.
author_facet Daniel Rocha
Vίtor Carvalho
Joaquim Gonçalves
Filipe Azevedo
Eva Oliveira
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title Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
title_short Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
title_full Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
title_fullStr Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
title_full_unstemmed Development of an Automatic Combination System of Clothing Parts for Blind People: MyEyes
title_sort development of an automatic combination system of clothing parts for blind people: myeyes
publisher IFSA Publishing, S.L.
series Sensors & Transducers
issn 2306-8515
1726-5479
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Blind people have been, over time, a reason for motivation in the development of solutions to improve their quality of life. The aim of this work is to propose a solution for one of such problems, namely, the selection and combination of clothing for the blind. Thus, this paper describes the whole project developed, in agreement with the Portuguese Association of the Blind and Amblyopic of Portugal (ACAPO), for the creation of a Web platform to aid the blind in selecting combinations of clothing. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is the basis of this project in the identification of garments. The features of the garments are inserted manually, and a combination of features is possible. There is also the possibility to automatically identify the color of the garment. The system has been tested by the ACAPO organization and preliminary feedback is positive, which are a good starting point for the future. This solution helps promote an increased autonomy for blind people.
topic Blind People
Image Processing
Clothes Combination
NFC.
url http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/january_2018/Vol_219/P_2971.pdf
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