Title :
Electromagnetic travel aids for visually impaired users
Author :
Di Mattia, V. ; Russo, P. ; Scalise, L. ; De Leo, A. ; Primiani, V. Mariani ; Petrini, V. ; Cerri, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Ing. dell´Inf., Univ. Politec. delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of an electromagnetic travel aid aiming to the improvement of the mobility of blind and visually impaired subjects in unknown environments. The paper reports the preliminary results obtained with a portable prototype. They show the feasibility of the electromagnetic “cane”, the possibility to detect the presence of obstacles not detected with ordinary cane and address further improvements.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; horn antennas; network analysers; electromagnetic cane; electromagnetic travel aids; obstacle detection; portable prototype; visually impaired users; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Directive antennas; Electromagnetics; Helical antennas; Horn antennas; Radar;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632484
