Kinect system can let blind "see" real objects

Germany costanza4 by a university graduate Bates Kinect system and
vibram barefoot five fingers shoes can let blind "see" real objects. Bates college graduate German costanza4 this system named "NAVI", meaning is blind people assisted navigation device. Kinect system of infrared SheYingYi assembly in blind wearing helmet, SheYingYi access from the visual data is transformed into a series of audio instructions, but through wireless helmet transmission give the wearer. And vibram barefoot 5 fingers shoes can attune to the surface movement, let the blind more secure.

Add a standard NAVI system SheYingYi, form a kind of three SheYingYi stereo vision space effect. This system can be applied to people through the door, and immediately will arrive in the door when the countdown audio.

This device design aims to warn the blind obstacles in established group, realize direction space navigation. The expert points out, it can be used as a blind man of navigation devices, is the best guide dog, but not advocate homologus tools with it instead of guide dog.

It is reported, NAVI system waist equipped with a vibration in the user arduino system, plays touch an alarm system function, when nearby obstacle to users when the police. At present, the system has not yet plan into commercial field production.