Safe Local Navigation for Visually Impaired Users With a Time-of-Flight and Haptic Feedback Device

Safe Local Navigation for Visually Impaired Users With a Time-of-Flight and Haptic Feedback Device

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This paper presents ALVU (Array of Lidars and Vibrotactile Units), a contactless, intuitive, hands-free, and discreet wearable device that allows visually impaired users to detect low- and high-hanging obstacles, as well as physical boundaries in their immediate environment. The solution allows for...

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Main Authors: Katzschmann, Robert Kevin (Contributor), Rus, Daniela L (Contributor), Araki, Minoru B (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Distributed Robotics Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-04-27T22:47:29Z.
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