Model-based Obstacle Sonification for the Navigation of Visually Impaired Persons

Authors: Simone Spagnol, Charalampos Saitis, Michal Bujacz, Omar I. Johannesson, Kyriaki Kalimeri, Alin Moldoveanu, Arni Kristjansson, Runar Unnthorsson in: 19th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-16) Abstract: This paper proposes a sonification model for encoding visual 3D information into sounds, inspired by the impact properties of the objects encountered during blind navigation. The proposed model is compared… Continue Reading Model-based Obstacle Sonification for the Navigation of Visually Impaired Persons

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