Abstract
With the development of advanced human-machine interface, effective information processing algorithms, and more powerful microprocessors, it is possible to enable the blind to achieve additional perception of the environment. In 1970s, the blind-assistant facility based on sensory substitution was introduced[1]. It called as ETA (short for Electronic Travel Aids), bases on the other natural senses of the blind, such as hearing, touch, smell, feeling and etc. Then the research of vision aids has been broadly extended. After introducing the traditional methods for guiding blind, two typical input modes of travel aid are presented in this paper. One is sonar-based ETAs and the other technique is camera-based ETAs. Its principle of each modes is discussed in detail. Besides these, comparisons between the above two techniques have also been indicated in this paper.
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