Abstract:
:This article presents an image processing approach dedicated for a blind mobility aid facilitated through visual intracortical electrical stimulation. The method examines a display framework based on the distances related to a scene. The distances of objects to the walker are measured using a size perspective method which uses only one camera without any occlusion effect. The method extracts the information of the closest object to the camera and transfers a sense of distance to a blind walker. The proposed image processing method can estimate the distances of objects within 7.5 m of the walker, and alert the presence of the closest object to the person. This new method offers the advantages of information reduction and scene understanding suitable for visual prosthesis.
journal_name
Artif Organsjournal_title
Artificial organsauthors
Mohammadi HM,Ghafar-Zadeh E,Sawan Mdoi
10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01421.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-07-01 00:00:00pages
616-28issue
7eissn
0160-564Xissn
1525-1594journal_volume
36pub_type
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