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Creating Prototype Final Prototype Prototype Info Brilleasha Charles REU Homepage REU 2007 Students 1st Week of UnCoRe Program Women in Computing and Engineering Day Lab Tours Midway Presentation |
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REU Research
Project: A Wearable Device for Increasing the Quality of Life for the Visually ImpairedStudents: Brilleasha Moore and Charles Bardel Adviser: Darrin Hanna, PhD About: There are approximately 14 million visually impaired people in the United States of those 109,000 use long canes to get around and just over 7,000 Americans use guide dogs. For most it is inconvenient to use the traditional solutions to navigate their environment. The aim of this research is to increase the quality of life for the visually impaired person without the extra burden of taking care of a dog or using a cane. Little research has been done into wearable devices for the visually impaired to assist them with mobility and other challenges that they face. This research will be geared towards such a wearable device including issues in identifying common navigation obstacles such as stairs, curbs, and other objects in close proximity while still being a low cost solution. The goal of this work is to significantly increase the quality of life for a visually impaired subject. The results of the effusiveness of the device are measured by giving a quality of life survey before and after using the device. Copyright
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