Design and Implementation of a Wearable Device for Obstacle Detection and Warning

Design and Implementation of a Wearable Device for Obstacle Detection and Warning

Mobility, even a simple one, cannot be achieved independently without sufficient knowledge of our environment, this becomes a challenge for visually impaired people as they require and rely on support to carry out their daily activity. Obstacle detection as well as obstacle warning can assist the mo...

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Published in:2021 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering and Applied Science (ICMEAS) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors: Olomowewe, Aisha Temitope, Joseph, Emeshili O., Hussein, Suleiman U., Thomas, Sadiq, Chukwu, Michael C., Akah, Precious
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 15-07-2021
Subjects:
Acoustics
Assistive technologies
Navigation
obstacle detection
Performance evaluation
Safety
Sensor systems
sensors
ultrasonic sensor
visual impairment
Wearable computers
wearable systems
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Summary:Mobility, even a simple one, cannot be achieved independently without sufficient knowledge of our environment, this becomes a challenge for visually impaired people as they require and rely on support to carry out their daily activity. Obstacle detection as well as obstacle warning can assist the mobility and also improve the safety of visually impaired people. This paper provides an assistive technology that enables the visually impaired user carry out their daily activity independently. The produced result shows the systems efficiency in providing a warning signal depending on the distance of the obstacle to the user
DOI:10.1109/ICMEAS52683.2021.9692365