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The MobiAssist is an assistive device that provides visually impaired users with real time feedback about their environment through the use of wearable electronics that pairs with an application on their cellular phone. Shawn Melville

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The MobiAssist is an assistive device that provides visually impaired users with real time feedback about their environment through the use of wearable electronics that pairs with an application on their cellular phone. Shawn Melville Managing Director, Ipsum Technologies Digital Inclusion for a Better World

smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068

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Did you know?

Poorer populations are more affected by visual impairment including blindness.

  • Blind living in Developed countries – 0.4%
  • f population
  • Blind living in Developing countries – 1% of

population

  • 87% of blind live in developing countries

Prevalence

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Background

Visually impaired persons face several challenges while navigating daily.

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Background

Although a number of blind and visually impaired people are confident and experienced travelers, significantly greater numbers of blind and deaf blind people feel unable to go out without a guide.

Although a number of blind and visually impaired people are confident and experienced travelers, significantly greater numbers of blind and deaf blind people feel unable to go out without a guide.

Background

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Market Opportunity

No solution exists that solves the problem

  • f detecting and identifying obstacles,

providing character recognition and knowing exact location.

The Kinetic See

The major drawback with the Kinect See is the bulkiness of the system.

CamFind

Existing Alternatives Blind Navigation Support System based on Microsoft Kinect

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ICT Solution

The MobiAssist prototype utilizes a sensor array and microcontroller board together with the computing power of the user’s mobile device to detect the presence of obstacles within their environment, mapping out a 10ft x 10ft space to the front and sides of the user and up to the height of the user.

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The user interface of the system includes: 1) The wearable sensor array for gathering inputs from the user’s environment 2) The Mobile application for Bluetooth connection and audio feedback warnings

  • a. Android Studio 1.4
  • b. Version Ice-cream sandwich and up (available for 94%
  • f devices on google play store.
  • c. API – 15

3) Tactile feedback vibration motors

  • a. 0V-3.3V coin vibration motors

ICT Solution

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Demonstration Video

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“ The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Helen Keller

Questions?

Shawn Melville

Managing Director, Ipsum Technologies Digital Inclusion for a Better World

smelville@ipsumtechnologies.org,+1(868)725-4068