STRATEGIC EMPOWERMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMUNITY (SE-VIC) VIA INTELLIGENCE MOBILITY
Abstract
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are around 285 million people who are visually impaired around the globe. The difficulty for the visually impaired undergoing their daily life naturally due to limited movement capability, and proper guiding device. Without hundred hours of training on the route, it is difficult for visually impaired people to move safely. Although reports have shown some improvements using global positioning system (GPS) receiver with braille access to localise information in any outdoor environment, it still does not guarantee a hazard free journey without the visually able person help. However even an independent visually impaired person walking alone is susceptible to danger. Therefore the need to model an algorithm for a localised swarm-like cooperative and communicator which could be used among the visually impaired is crucial. This would be useful for the targeted group to enable them to walk in a larger group with assurance that they know their company during the travel and also for safety precautions. Possible group interaction behaviour need to be identified and optimal hybrid computational intelligence algorithms for detection and prediction must be investigated and modelled. The outcome will be novel swarm-like algorithm detection within geospatial locations would be beneficial for the safety and mobility of targeted group.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2022
- Source ID
- FA23862114046
Entities
People
- Siti Fauziah Toha
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- International Islamic University Malaysia
- United States Air Force