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Signage Recognition Based Wayfinding System For The Visually Impaired, Abdullah Khalid Ahmed
Signage Recognition Based Wayfinding System For The Visually Impaired, Abdullah Khalid Ahmed
Masters Theses
Persons of visual impairment make up a growing segment of modern society. To cater to the special needs of these individuals, society ought to consider the design of special constructs to enable them to fulfill their daily necessities. This research proposes a new method for text extraction from indoor signage that will help persons of visual impairment maneuver in unfamiliar indoor environments, thus enhancing their independence and quality of life.
In this thesis, images are acquired through a video camera mounted on glasses of the walking person. Frames are then extracted and used in an integrated framework that applies Maximally …