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Indoor Navigation Control System for Visually Impaired People

Authors:
Mohit Sain
Dan Necsulescu

Keywords: Indoor Navigation; Vision Assistance; Kinect Camera; Collision Avoidance

Abstract:
Blindness affects the perception of the surrounding environmental conditions. The primary requirement of any visual aid for mobility is obstacle detection. This work proposes an indoor navigation system for the visually impaired people. The system presented in this study is a robust, independent and portable aid to assist the user to navigate with auditory guidance. Computer-based algorithms developed in C sharp for the Microsoft Xbox Kinect 360 sensor allows to build a device for the navigational purpose. Kinect sensor streams both colour and depth data from the surrounding environment in real-time, which is then processed to provide the user with directional feedback using the wireless earphones. The effectiveness of the system was tested in experiments conducted with six blindfolded volunteers who successfully navigated across various indoor locations. Moreover, the user could also follow a specific individual through the output generated from the processed images.

Pages: 54 to 58

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: March 25, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-836X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-621-7

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from March 25, 2018 to March 29, 2018