Mobility and Orientation Guidance for Individuals with Visual Impairments using AI
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https://doi.org/10.61453/INTIj.202571Keywords:
Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bone Conducting, Haptic, Optical Character Recognition (OCR)Abstract
In this study, we developed an intelligent device and a smart application to improve the daily activities of the visually impaired individuals. Low-vision or blind people often face a number of barriers in the course of completing everyday tasks. Learning about roadways, purchasing commodities, reading written books, and digesting new information is significantly harder. To this end, a gadget was created to counter these obstacles. People with deficient eyesight or complete blindness can now enjoy the effect of reading books and articles in real-time using OCR and AI-powered technology. They can also recognize things, goods, and people, including visual information like facial expressions. In addition, haptic feedback through bone-conducting headphones gives multilingual notifications of either vehicle movement or road condition.
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