COMRADE PROJECT
The
main goal of this project is to develop an application mostly for the
use of blind
people and to get them involved in smart phone environment. The main feature of
the application is to provide navigation for blind people. Other main feature is the
obstacle detection. Both two main feature of the application is controlled via voice
commands only. Beside these features , our application has some minor features. For
example, it can be very difficult for a blind person to understand dishonest behaviours
of drivers when they are using taxi. The application will provide a guide to warn the users
in cases like these. In addition to blind people, the tourists can also get benefit from this
feature if they think that the drivers lacks of honesty. Moreover, there are yellow lines which
are generally known as tactile paving in Ankara for the use of blind people. These lines have
different surface patterns which are usually small domes and cones or truncated bars
that can be detected by blind people by their feet. However, because of the misuse of
these lines by many people, there are some life-threatening situations caused by abrupt
changes in the patterns, sudden endings, small gaps between lines or even some obstacles
on them. The application being developed can be used to detect these abrupt changes in
the patterns and warn the user concurrently with the changes. The software will also enable
these visually impaired people to send messages directly through the application. For example,
the user will be able to learn his current location through navigation component of the application
and then send this location via text message to some relatives or friends.
people and to get them involved in smart phone environment. The main feature of
the application is to provide navigation for blind people. Other main feature is the
obstacle detection. Both two main feature of the application is controlled via voice
commands only. Beside these features , our application has some minor features. For
example, it can be very difficult for a blind person to understand dishonest behaviours
of drivers when they are using taxi. The application will provide a guide to warn the users
in cases like these. In addition to blind people, the tourists can also get benefit from this
feature if they think that the drivers lacks of honesty. Moreover, there are yellow lines which
are generally known as tactile paving in Ankara for the use of blind people. These lines have
different surface patterns which are usually small domes and cones or truncated bars
that can be detected by blind people by their feet. However, because of the misuse of
these lines by many people, there are some life-threatening situations caused by abrupt
changes in the patterns, sudden endings, small gaps between lines or even some obstacles
on them. The application being developed can be used to detect these abrupt changes in
the patterns and warn the user concurrently with the changes. The software will also enable
these visually impaired people to send messages directly through the application. For example,
the user will be able to learn his current location through navigation component of the application
and then send this location via text message to some relatives or friends.
