Mobility of Visually Impaired People by Pissaloux, Edwige; Velazquez, Ramiro;

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The new edition of this book provides the basis for the design of new mobility assistive ICT (information and communication technologies) devices for the visually impaired. The book links philosophy, neuro-cognitive sciences, science of locomotion and engineering sciences. This book proposes a global approach to the complex and not well understood question of mobility (of healthy and visually impaired people). The book provides elements for understanding how the interaction with the space via mobility impacts our brain development and processing. The book provides elements for understanding how it would be possible to perceive the space without sight or in visibility worsened/degraded conditions. The book tries to establish which elements from effective locomotion should be supported in inclusive mobility assistances. The book goes beyond human mobility by providing the basis for humanoid robot mobility using bioinspired mobility models. Its methodological multidisciplinary framework allows analysing other types of non-verbal- interactions with space such as grasping and gesture language. The book presents research and on-going projects world-wide (including those supported by the European Commission), weighted by practical effective implementations by the end–users and the locomotion instructors with mediation of the newest results in computer and engineering sciences. Future research tracks in mobility are also suggested.

• Proposes a global approach to the complex issue of the mobility for both of healthy and visually impaired people;
• Describes the current understanding of how spatial interaction with the space via mobility impacts brain development and processing;
• Provides the foundational principles for humanoid robot mobility and a methodological framework for examining of other types of spatial interactions.

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Part 1: Space and its conscious perception.- Ch 1: Mobility technologies for Visually Impaired People through the Prism of Classic Theories of Perception, Descartes and Condillac.- Ch 2: Technolgies to access space without vision : Some empirical facts and guiding theoretical principles.- Ch 3: The Phenomenological Structure of Lived Space. A General Overview and Some Reflections on Mobility.- Part 2: Neuro-cognitive bases of space perception for mobility.- Ch 4: On spatial cognition and mobility strategies.- Ch 5: The role of vision on neural mechanisme for sensory processing and spatial reoresentation.- Ch 6: Multisensory spatial navigation in sighted and blind adults and children.- Ch 7: Real, Imaginary and Virtual Contributions to Spatial Navigation in Children and Adults.- Ch 8: Sensory substitution through vibrotactile stimulation.- Part 3: Methodogies for Mobility assistive device design.- Ch 9: On the design of new assistive mobility devices to enhance spatial cognition.- Ch 10: Orientation and Mobility Training for People with Visual Impairments.- Ch 11: The Desire of Use Design Model and Questionnaire for Designing and Evaluating Mobility Aids for Blind and Low-Vision Individuals.- Ch 12: Co-design together with persons with visual impairments.- Ch 13: Can you see the future? Older persons with age-related macular degeneration navigating the new normal in a sighted world.- Ch 14: Orientation and Mobility training to people with Visual Impairments.- Part 4: ICT technologies and mobility.- Ch 15: Perception-Action Loop and New Classification of Mobility Devices for Visually Impaired People.- Ch 16: Haptic technologies to Support Spatial Cognition and Mobility in Visually Impaired People.- Ch 17: Mobility Technologies for Blind, Partially Sighted and Deafblind People : Design Issues.- Ch 18: Indoor Navigation Systems for Visually Impaired Persons : A Comprehensive Review of Technologies and Approaches.- Ch 19: Early design stage of a refreshable pin display : user involvement and design recommandations.- Ch 20: Maximizing Learning Outcomes in Tests and Evaluations of Mobility Aids for Blind and Low-Vision Individuals in the « Audomni » Project.- Ch 21: Mobility, Inclusion and Exclusion.- Ch 22: Bringing Mobile Computer Vision to Visually Impaired People : Designing a Versatile Phone-Based AI Assistant.