Research Article

Vision-Based System for Assisting Blind People to Wander Unknown Environments in a Safe Way

Table 3

Summary of performance in wandering an unknown environment with the camera in the chest and in the head of the user. F: female, M: male.

ParticipantBlind or blindfoldedGenderDistance (m)Average speed (m/s)Number of collisions
ChestHeadChestHeadChestHead

1BlindfoldedF26.0027.320.140.1500
2BlindfoldedM27.0827.560.150.1501
3BlindfoldedM29.2028.630.160.1611
4BlindfoldedM30.5531.440.170.1700
5BlindfoldedF27.2328.140.150.1610
6BlindfoldedM29.3930.210.160.1701
7BlindfoldedF29.1227.870.160.1500
8BlindF36.4234.680.200.1910
9BlindF41.8037.170.230.2112
10BlindF32.8433.600.180.1901