SafeStep: A Wearable System for Obstacle Detection
Approximately 2.2 billion people around the world live with some degree of visual impairment. For individuals with severe vision loss, maintaining functional independence and safely navigating their environment is a significant challenge [3]. In this paper, we present SafeStep, a novel wearable system that enables early detection of obstacles at waist height and above, thus filling the gap in existing aids and enhancing user safety and independence.
Authors
- Tom Sofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6909-4040)
- Itai Dabran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5599-2057)
- Bar Tzipori
- Matanel Ohayon
- Esti Bricker
Institutions
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3757347.3759146
- Primary Topic
- Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00