Detecting stress in the daily life of blind people is a challenging task. In this context, our work focuses on the analysis and detection of stress in the daily life of blind people. In this paper, we present a major step related to data collection in order to detect physiological signs of stress using a network of sensors implemented on a white cane. We present an overview of our system which final objective is to identify the situations that cause stress and predict them in order to assist the blind person with navigation directions along his walking path. The goal of these directions is to anticipate and avoid stress situations.
Getting around independently on a daily basis is a challenge for blind people. Indeed, when walking outdoors, blind people must avoid many obstacles to reach their destination safely. The difficulty comes from the great variety of the configuration of the environment, with obstacles that can be static or dynamic, and varying levels of danger. Even if the blind person is already familiar with the environment in which they move, the inherent dynamics of the many objects and actors in the environment are still stressful. This article tackles the question of whether there is a link between physiological stress signals and the obstacles that blind users face when navigating paths and routes in daily life. We designed and proposed two prototypes using biological sensors connected to a cane for blind people to collect data in several scenarios. Methods and analysis that were applied on the collected data in order to detect stress will be discussed along with all the results achieved. This work shows that stress can be identified and detected when a blind person is navigating a path, and even that the stress factors causing this stress can be related to obstacles along the path.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with đź’™ for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.