Special Cane with Visual Odometry for Real-time Indoor Navigation of Blind People

Tang Tang, Menghan Hu, Guodong Li, Qingli Li, Jian Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Guangtao Zhai

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Abstract

Indoor navigation is urgently needed by blind people in their everyday lives. In this paper, we design an assistive cane with visual odometry based on actual requirements of the blind to aid them in attaining safe indoor navigation. Compared to the state-of-the-art indoor navigation systems, the proposed device is portable, compact, and adaptable. The main specifications of the system are: the perception range is respectively from 0.10m to 2.10m, and 0.08m to 1.60m for width and length dimensions; the maximum weight is 2.1kg; the detection range is from 0.15m and 3.00m; the cruising ability is about 8h; and the objects whose heights are below 80cm can be detected. The demo video of the proposed navigation system is available at: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12399572.v1.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing, VCIP 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages255
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781728180670
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2020
Event2020 IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing, VCIP 2020 - Virtual, Macau, China
Duration: 1 Dec 20204 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing, VCIP 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing, VCIP 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Macau
Period1/12/204/12/20

Keywords

  • indoor navigation
  • obstacle avoidance
  • visually assistive device

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