Incorporate Computer Vision Technology into Mobile Application to Facilitate the Movement of Visually Impaired

Abstract

In 2021, visually impairment is still a serious problem in the world and there are no immediate and efficient ways of solving it. Hence, the purpose of this project is to develop a mobile application that act as a visual aid tool for the visually impaired people. Based on research, visually impaired people tend to depend other senses, for example, touching and listening to gather sufficient information for them to identify environment they are in and understand objects that are around them. Therefore, the opportunity is taken to conduct a research based on the purpose of this project, in order to improve accuracy of senses for human by using computer vision technology, helping visually impaired user to recognize and identify objects, texts and colours through mobile camera and transforming the information into auditory signal. Surveys and interviews were conducted on this project to identify and analyse the utility of the proposed technologies and application for normal and visually impaired users. Research findings indicate that the proposed application has the potential to improve the lives of people with visual impairments, and eliminate traditional unsafe practices.