Mobility of visually impaired people : fundamentals and ICT assistive technologies

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This book discusses the design of the new mobility assistive information and communication technologies (ICT) devices for the visually impaired. The book begins with a definition of the space concept, followed by the concept of interaction with a space during mobility and this interaction characteristics. The contributors will then examine the neuro-cognitive basis of space perception for mobility and different theories of space perception. The text presents the existing technologies for space perception (sense recovery with stem and iPS cells, implants, brain plasticity, sensory substitution devices, multi modal technologies, etc.), the newest technologies for mobility assistance design, the way the feedback on environment is conveyed to the end-user. Methods for formative and summative evaluations of the mobility devices will also be discussed. The book concludes with a look to the future trends in research and technology development for mobility assistive information and communication technologies. Provides the basis for humanoid robot mobility and the framework for approaching of other types of – non-verbal- interactions with space Proposes a global approach to the complex question of the mobility of healthy and visually impaired people Describes current understanding how the interaction with the space via mobility impacts brain development and processing– non-verbal- interactions with space Proposes a global approach to the complex question of the mobility of healthy and visually impaired people Describes current understanding how the interaction with the space via mobility impacts brain development and processing. Read more... Abstract: The text presents the existing technologies for space perception (sense recovery with stem and iPS cells, implants, brain plasticity, sensory substitution devices, multi modal technologies, etc.), the newest technologies for mobility assistance design, the way the feedback on environment is conveyed to the end-user. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Living in Space. A Phenomenological Account (Gunnar Declerck, Charles Lenay)....Pages 3-52 Technologies to Access Space Without Vision. Some Empirical Facts and Guiding Theoretical Principles (Charles Lenay, Gunnar Declerck)....Pages 53-75 Mobility Technologies for Visually Impaired People Through the Prism of Classic Theories of Perception (Marion Chottin)....Pages 77-108 Front Matter ....Pages 109-109 The Multisensory Blind Brain (Vanessa Harrar, Sébrina Aubin, Daniel-Robert Chebat, Ron Kupers, Maurice Ptito)....Pages 111-136 On Spatial Cognition and Mobility Strategies (Edwige Pissaloux, Ramiro Velázquez)....Pages 137-166 Sensory Substitution and the Neural Correlates of Navigation in Blindness (Daniel-Robert Chebat, Vanessa Harrar, Ron Kupers, Shachar Maidenbaum, Amir Amedi, Maurice Ptito)....Pages 167-200 Visuo-Vestibular and Somesthetic Contributions to Spatial Navigation in Children and Adults (Irini Giannopulu)....Pages 201-233 Front Matter ....Pages 235-235 Orientation and Mobility Training to People with Visual Impairments (Mira Goldschmidt)....Pages 237-261 Spatial Orientation in Children: A Tyflological Approach (Krystyna Nawrocka-Łabuś)....Pages 263-282 Scene Representation for Mobility of the Visually Impaired (Guillaume Tatur)....Pages 283-310 Model of Cognitive Mobility for Visually Impaired and its Experimental Validation (Edwige Pissaloux, Ramiro Velázquez)....Pages 311-352 Solid: A Model to Analyse the Accessibility of Transport Systems for Visually Impaired People (Gérard Uzan, Peter Wagstaff)....Pages 353-373 Front Matter ....Pages 375-375 Mobility Technologies for Blind, Partially Sighted and Deafblind People: Design Issues (M. A. Hersh)....Pages 377-409 Co-designing together with Persons with Visual Impairments (Charlotte Magnusson, Per-Olof Hedvall, Héctor Caltenco)....Pages 411-434 Different Approaches to Aiding Blind Persons in Mobility and Navigation in the “Naviton” and “Sound of Vision” Projects (P. Strumillo, M. Bujacz, P. Baranski, P. Skulimowski, P. Korbel, M. Owczarek et al.)....Pages 435-468 Overview of Smart White Canes: Connected Smart Cane from Front End to Back End (Gianmario Motta, Tianyi Ma, Kaixu Liu, Edwige Pissaloux, Muhammad Yusro, Kalamullah Ramli et al.)....Pages 469-535 Accessible Interactive Maps for Visually Impaired Users (Julie Ducasse, Anke M. Brock, Christophe Jouffrais)....Pages 537-584 Smart Multisensor Strategies for Indoor Localization (Bruno Andò, Salvatore Baglio, Cristian O. Lombardo, Vincenzo Marletta)....Pages 585-595 Constructing Tactile Languages for Situational Awareness Assistance of Visually Impaired People (Ramiro Velázquez, Edwige Pissaloux)....Pages 597-616 Vision Restoration with Implants (Akos Kusnyerik, Miklos Resch, Huba J. Kiss, Janos Nemeth)....Pages 617-630 Mobility, Inclusion and Exclusion (M. A. Hersh)....Pages 631-648 Back Matter ....Pages 649-652