Objective The main aim of this project is to develop a system capable of interpreting and managing real world information from different sources to assist blind or visually impaired users. The system would present the user with enhanced image and audio maps of their surrounding to meaningfully improve the independence-and hence quality of life-of blind and visually impaired people.The system will integrate and improve on previously developed systems from expert research centres:- Computer Vision Group at the University of Bristol: They have developed a portable headset which, in real time, can overlay enhanced scene information to people with degraded vision. This is in collaboration with cognitive experts who have worked on ways of simplifying the image content whilst maintaining the most salient information. The researchers at Bristol have worked with blind people and a working prototype was successfully validated.- Researchers at Universidad Politecnica de Valencia: They have been working in the development of 3D models useful in applications such as robotics or virtual reality.- Universidad de La Laguna and Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias: They have produced and successfully tested a system to represent spaces as acoustic maps for completely blind people. This was validated in experiments and demonstrated very good results.- Siemens AG: They have developed a CMOS sensor able to acquire 3D Real world distance information in real time with high-levels of performance.The combination and improvement of these developments, enhanced by means of cognitive analysis and decision-making can be tailored as an integrated, portable and suitable system for both visually impaired and blind people. This will allow them to benefit from a system tailored for everyday tasks, enabling autonomous navigation while being able to identify potential risks, obstacles and routes. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputer visionengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.4.8 - Cognitive Systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA EU contribution No data Address CAMINO DE VERA S/N 46022 VALENCIA Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DEUTSCHER BLINDEN - UND SEHBEHINDERTENVERBAND - SPITZENVERBAND IN DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND Germany EU contribution No data Address RUNGESTRASSE 19 10179 BERLIN See on map Total cost No data ISTITUTO DEI CIECHI F. CAVAZZA* Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA CASTIGLIONE 71 40124 BOLOGNA See on map Total cost No data SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution No data Address WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2 80333 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA Spain EU contribution No data Address MOLINOS DE AGUA S/N 38207 LA LAGUNA, TENERIFE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address PIAZZA ROMA 22 60100 ANCONA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address SENATE HOUSE, TYNDALL AVENUE BS8 1TH BRISTOL See on map Total cost No data