期刊名称：European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes
电子版ISSN：2612-0496
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：33-53
DOI：10.6092/issn.2612-0496/10707
语种：English
出版社：University of Bologna
摘要：Computer vision-based assistive technology for the visually impaired is still a field of ongoing research. Its fundamental scope is to extend the frontiers of visually impaired by means of providing a greater degree of independence and autonomy in their daily living activities. Towards this direction, we present the “e-Vision”, a hybrid system that couples the convenience and the inherently seamless adoption of an external camera embedded within a pair of eyeglasses with the processing power of modern smartphone devices. The system consists of a pair of eyeglasses integrating a camera and a mobile application that encapsulates computer vision algorithms capable to enhance several daily living tasks for the visually impaired. The proposed system is a context-aware solution and builds upon three important day-to-day activities: visiting a super-market, going an outdoor walk and carrying out a work at a public service. Going one step further, the e-Vision also caters for social inclusion by providing social context and enhances overall experience by adopting soundscapes that allow users to perceive selected points of interest in an immersive acoustic way.
