Intelligent visual information filtering for low vision aids

• Project/Area Number: 23700179
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Intelligent informatics
• Research Institution: Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KAWANO Hideaki 九州工業大学, 工学研究院, 准教授 (00404096)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
• Keywords: 視覚支援 / ウェアラブルシステム / 視認活動 / 把持動作 / 画像認識 / 画像拡大

Research Abstract

Our aim is to provide low vision people a way to recognize an immediate environment. To this end, we developed a visual magnification system equipped for　eye interface and a grasping aids system to provide the distance between one’s hands to the object. The developed systems help low vision people to accomplish one’s tasks in daily life with one’s surviving visual abilities.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Chromatic Vision Support System with Color Conversion Constraints (2013)
  • Author(s): Y. Shirashige, H. Orii, H. Kawano, H. Maeda, and N. Ikoma
  • Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence & Intelligent Informatics Volume: 17(2) Pages: 176-184
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fast Image-Enlargement Algorithm for the Augmentation of the High-Frequency Component by Employing a Hierarchical Predefined Codebook (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Tamukoh, H. Kawano, N. Suetake, B. Cha, T. Aso
  • Journal Title: International Journal of innovative Computing Information and Control Volume: 9(2) Pages: 903-914
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Extraction of the region feasible for safe ambulation from head-mounted wearable camera images employing genetic algorithm on homography constraints (2011)
  • Author(s): H.Orii, K.Tominaga, H.Kawano, H.Maeda and N.Ikoma
  • Journal Title: Applied Mechanics and Materials Volume: 103 Pages: 633-640
  • DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.103.633
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Eye Expression Recognition of Wearable View Magnification Interface for Low Vision (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Orii, M. Aoki, H. Kawano, H. Maeda
  • Organizer: The 1st International Conference on Industrial Application Engineering 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Kitakyushu, Japan
• [Presentation] A Data Embedded Reduction Image Generation Method for High-Quality Image Enlargement (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Tamukoh, H. Kawano, N. Suetake, M. Sekine, B. Cha, T. Aso
  • Organizer: Proc. of 7th WSEAS International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Signal and Telecommunications
  • Place of Presentation: Milan, Italy
• [Presentation] Robust Object Recognition using Preliminary Clustering with Boosting Algorithm (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Orii, H. Manabe, H. Kawanoand H. Maeda
  • Organizer: 2012 International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
• [Presentation] A study on acquisition system of depth information between camera and object using QR code (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Moribe, H. Orii, H. Kawanoand H. Maeda
  • Organizer: 2012 International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
• [Presentation] Development of view magnification interface by using wearable cameras for weak eyesight people (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Kawano, M.Aoki, H.Orii, H.Maeda, and N.Ikoma
  • Organizer: Proc. of RISP Int. Workshop on Nonlinear Circuits, Communications and Signal Processing, pp.563-566
  • Place of Presentation: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• [Presentation] QRコードを用いたカメラ・物体間の距離情報取得システムについての一検討 (2012)
  • Author(s): 森邊真行,折居英章,河野英昭,前田博,生駒哲一
  • Organizer: 信学技報, 111(457), SIS2011-76, pp.129-132
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] 弱視者の歩行時における障害物検知関する一検討 (2012)
  • Author(s): 森山裕介,折居英章,河野英昭,前田博,生駒哲一
  • Organizer: 信学技報, vol. 111, no. 457, SIS2011-74, pp. 119-122
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] Development of view magnification interface by using wearable cameras for weak eyesight people (2012)
  • Author(s): Hideaki Kawano, Masafumi Aoki, Hideaki Orii, Hiroshi Maeda, Norikazu Ikoma
  • Organizer: Proc. of RISP Int. Workshop on Nonlinear Circuits, Communications and Signal Processing
  • Place of Presentation: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• [Presentation] QRコードを用いたカメラ・物体間の距離情報取得システムについての一検討 (2012)
  • Author(s): 森邊真行，折居英章，河野英昭，前田博，生駒哲一
  • Organizer: 信学技報, vol. 111, no. 457, SIS2011-76, pp. 129-132
  • Place of Presentation: 東京