ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Helping the Blind to Get through COVID-19: Social Distancing Assistant Using Real-Time Semantic Segmentation on RGB-D Video.
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- Training Indoor and Scene-Specific Semantic Segmentation Models to Assist Blind and Low Vision Users in Activities of Daily Living.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025Article
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- Vision Transformer Customized for Environment Detection and Collision Prediction to Assist the Visually Impaired.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- Living in an untouchable world: Barriers to recreation and tourism for Portuguese blind people during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism · 2023Article
- How Face Masks Affect the Use of Echolocation by Individuals With Visual Impairments During COVID-19: International Cross-sectional Online Survey.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Article
- An Improved IoT-Based System for Detecting the Number of People and Their Distribution in a Classroom.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- An Efficient and Effective Deep Learning-Based Model for Real-Time Face Mask Detection.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of manufacturing systems · 2021Article
- Suboptimal Omnidirectional Wheel Design and Implementation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Towards Providing Effective Data-Driven Responses to Predict the Covid-19 in São Paulo and Brazil.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the Lives of People With Disabilities During COVID-19.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
The current COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on our daily lives. Social distancing is one of the measures that has been implemented with the aim of slowing the spread of the disease, but it is difficult for blind people to comply with this. In this paper, we present a system that helps blind people to maintain physical distance to other persons using a combination of RGB and depth cameras. We use a real-time semantic segmentation algorithm on the RGB camera to detect where persons are and use the depth camera to assess the distance to them; then, we provide audio feedback through bone-conducting headphones if a person is closer than 1.5 m. Our system warns the user only if persons are nearby but does not react to non-person objects such as walls, trees or doors; thus, it is not intrusive, and it is possible to use it in combination with other assistive devices. We have tested our prototype system on one blind and four blindfolded persons, and found that the system is precise, easy to use, and amounts to low cognitive load.
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