title: "RecognizeCane" : The new concept of a cane which recognizes the most common objects and safety clues.
abstract: This paper introduces the new concept of an electronic cane for blind people. While some systems inform the subject only of the presence of the object and its relative distance, RecognizeCane is also able to recognize most common objects and environment clues to increase the safety and confidence of the navigation process. The originality of RecognizeCane is the use of simple sensors, such as infrared, brilliance or water sensors to inform the subject of the presence, for example, of a stairway, a water puddle, a zebra crossing or a trash can. This cane does not use an embedded vision system. RecognizeCane is equipped with several sensors and microprocessors to collect sensor data and extract the desired information about the close environment by means of a dynamic analysis of output signals.
authors.affiliation: National School of Engineering of St Etienne, 58 rue Parot, 42023 St Etienne, France. scherlen@enise.fr
authors.forename: Anne-Catherine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Scherlen
authors.forename: Jean Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guedj
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vignot
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness; D002183:Canes; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012449:Safety; D012682:Sensory Aids; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities