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Smart Assistance Spots for the Blind or Visually Impaired People

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Computer Science – CACIC 2018 (CACIC 2018)

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Abstract

This paper describes the design and development of a system whose main purpose is to guide blind or visually impaired people through different environments in a city. The system consists in a mobile application that orients the user with audio messages and a set of geolocated electronic devices distributed at strategic points of an urban center. These electronic devices send environment information to the mobile app through wireless communication, providing accessibility and simplicity. A fully functional prototype was implemented, with a mobile application developed for Android and devices created on the Arduino platform.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    https://www.livestrong.com/article/241936-challenges-that-blind-people-face.

  2. 2.

    http://mydot.com.mx/.

  3. 3.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ar.com.lrusso.blindcommunicator&hl=es_419.

  4. 4.

    http://taptapseeapp.com/.

  5. 5.

    http://sunu.io/.

  6. 6.

    https://www.lazarillo.cl/.

  7. 7.

    Screen reader that allows user interaction with a device.

  8. 8.

    http://www.lazzus.com/es/.

  9. 9.

    https://developers.google.com/places/?hl=es-419.

  10. 10.

    https://www.openstreetmap.org/.

  11. 11.

    https://developers.google.com/awareness/.

  12. 12.

    https://firebase.google.com/docs/test-lab/?hl=es-419.

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  1. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Sede Caseros I, Valentín Gómez 4828, B1678ABJ, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Arispe, Claudio Aciti & Matías Presso

  2. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, 7000, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Claudio Aciti, Matías Presso & José Marone

  3. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Calle 526 entre 10 y 11, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Arispe & Matías Presso

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  1. National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

    Patricia Pesado

  2. National University of Buenos Aires Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Claudio Aciti

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Arispe, G., Aciti, C., Presso, M., Marone, J. (2019). Smart Assistance Spots for the Blind or Visually Impaired People. In: Pesado, P., Aciti, C. (eds) Computer Science – CACIC 2018. CACIC 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 995. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20787-8_20

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