Envision

enabling vision for visually impaired

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

Karthik Mahadevan Karthik Industrial Design Engineering

Contributors

Gerd Kortuem (mentor)
Elisa Giaccardi (mentor)
Faculty
Industrial Design Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering
Copyright: © 2017 Karthik Mahadevan Karthik
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Published Date

24-08-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Abstract

Envision began as an attempt to increase independence for people with visual impairment. During the course of the project, through a very participatory design approach, a deep understanding of the challenges faced by visually impaired people was obtained. A technology exploration in search for potential solutions led to the discovery of the emerging models in the field of artificial intelligence. By adopting an iterative design method a solution in the form of the Envision device was conceptualised that allows visually impaired people access to visual information. The device is a wearable camera that communicates with the artificial intelligence software on the users smartphone to augment the visual information in front of them.