[Njtechdiv] a new app that serves as eyes for the blind
Mario
mrb620 at hotmail.com
Sat Oct 24 00:53:12 UTC 2015
"The goal is as audacious as it is inspiring: coming up with a
technological platform that can help the visually impaired navigate the
world around them as effortlessly as everyone else.
The first pilot in the program is a smartphone app for iOS and Android
called NavCog, which helps blind people navigate their surroundings by
whispering into their ears through earbuds or by creating subtle
vibrations on their smartphones. (Users have the option of either
setting the app to “voice mode” or “vibration mode.”)
Similar to the turn-by-turn directions offered by car GPS systems, the
app offers its own version of turn-by-turn directions for the visually
impaired.
The app analyzes signals from Bluetooth beacons located along walkways
and from smartphone sensors to help enable users to move without human
assistance,
whether inside campus buildings or outdoors.
The magic happens when algorithms are able to help the blind identify in
near real-time where they are, which direction they are facing and
additional surrounding environmental information. The computer vision
navigation application tool turns smartphone images of the surrounding
environment into a 3-D space model that can be used to issue
turn-by-turn navigation guidance..."
For more details, just visit this site:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/10/22/the-new-app-that-serves-as-eyes-for-the-blind/
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