Smart glasses could help visually impaired
From: Evaluation Engineering - 06/19/2014
By: Rick Nelson

Researchers at Oxford University's Department of Clinical Neuroscience, with
the assistance of National Instruments LabVIEW software, have developed
prototype LED glasses to help the visually impaired. The prototype can work
for people with some residual vision. "We acquire video feeds from
head-mounted cameras, and process the image data to detect nearby objects of
interest such as people, sign posts, or obstacles to navigate," write Oxford
researchers Stephen Hicks and Luis Moreno in a case study. "The detected
objects are simplified and displayed back to the user via banks of LEDs
attached to a head mounted display. Using a small number of LEDs we can
indicate the position and class of the object in the immediate vicinity of
the person wearing the device." 

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Links:
'Smart glasses' help fix failing vision
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27768890

'Smart' Glasses for People with Poor Vision Being Tested
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/smart-glasses-people-poor-vision-being-tested

Glasses Give Vision Impaired a Close-Up View (with video 2:45)
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/photos-day-glasses-give-vision-impaired-close-view

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25977215

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25718064