Abstract
Despite the huge technological progress in digital control systems during the last decade, the problem of disabled people assimilating in modern society is still relevant due to the outdated technology in this area. One of the examples is the movement of visually impaired people. Nowadays, they use a white cane as a primary tool for interaction with the environment. The problem with this traditional technology is that the white cane does not give enough information about surrounding objects. Thus, the main modifications of the white cane would consist of integrating the obstacle detection system based on ultrasonic sensors, and informing the user by audio signals. The obstacle detection system is consist of a number of ultrasonic sensors located at different angles. Thus, they measure the distance from the cane to the ground. The data collected from the sensors, is analysed for three types of terrain: flat ground, small pit or hole, and stairs. In the case, when the sensors' reading does not match with the reading from the flat ground, the system will alert the user by the audio signal.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2019 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 889-893 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728133263 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
| Event | 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019 - Beijing, China Duration: Apr 19 2019 → Apr 22 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | 2019 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019 |
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Conference
| Conference | 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019 |
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| Country | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Period | 4/19/19 → 4/22/19 |
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Keywords
- Automation
- control applications
- smart device
- visually impaired
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Control and Optimization
- Artificial Intelligence
- Control and Systems Engineering
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Audio-based Smart White Cane for Visually Impaired People. / Zhangaskanov, Dinmukhamed; Zhumatay, Nursultan; Ali, Md Hazrat.
2019 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 889-893 8813508 (2019 5th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2019).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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