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Blindness and the Reliability of Downwards Sensors to Avoid Obstacles: A Study with the EyeCane
2021
Sensors
Vision loss has dramatic repercussions on the quality of life of affected people, particularly with respect to their orientation and mobility. Many devices are available to help blind people to navigate in their environment. The EyeCane is a recently developed electronic travel aid (ETA) that is inexpensive and easy to use, allowing for the detection of obstacles lying ahead within a 2 m range. The goal of this study was to investigate the potential of the EyeCane as a primary aid for spatial
doi:10.3390/s21082700
pmid:33921202
fatcat:oajhzihlknb4jixomctze65t2a