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Grant Award View - GA28692-V2
Assistive micro-navigation for vision impaired people
GA ID:
GA28692-V2
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
27-Nov-2018
Variation Publish Date:
20-Oct-2021
Variation Date:
12-Oct-2021
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2021
Value (AUD):
$389,326.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Varies:
GA28692
- Assistive micro-navigation for vision impaired people
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Assistive micro-navigation for vision impaired people
Purpose:
This project aims to develop novel algorithms to transform a simple camera into a smart sensor, that can enable a vision-impaired person to navigate freely and without additional aids in a crowded area. Such a smart sensor will be endowed with the capability to detect and locate obstacles, identify the walking path, recognise objects and traffic signs and convey step-by-step instructions to the user. The project outcomes are expected to improve the well-being and accessibility to public areas for vision-impaired people and reduce physical access disparities for this disadvantaged and vulnerable group. Furthermore, technologies developed in this project can potentially be adapted for use in related special navigation applications such as road safety, self-driving vehicles, and autonomous robots.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Projects commencing in 2019
Internal Reference ID:
DP19 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
University of Wollongong
Recipient ABN:
61 060 567 686
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
WOLLONGONG
Town/City:
WOLLONGONG
Postcode:
2522
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
2522
Country:
AUSTRALIA