visually impaired pedestrians
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Sighted guidance is arguably the most efficient method for aiding visually impaired pedestrians in mobility. A sighted guide's verbal instructions compensate comprehensively for the insufficiency of visual input in navigation. Moreover, the companionship entails sharing of responsibilities and thus increases the blind traveller's sense of security during a journey. The disadvantages of the sighted guidance are that a sighted guide may not always be available or their presence may not be desirable because it restricts personal independence. This paper presents a novel system for navigation of visually impaired pedestrians, whereby advanced technologies were combined to allow a visually impaired user to remotely access the sighted guidance service. The user can choose when and for how long to use the system. The remote sighted guidance system is enabled by the integration of a remote vision facility with the Global Positioning System, the Geographic Information System and the third generation telecommunication network. A user trial is also reported in which the contribution of the system to the mobility of a visually impaired pedestrian was assessed. The results obtained lead to the conclusion that the remote sighted guidance is potentially a highly usable mobility aid.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006