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EyeDog

A virtual assistant for the visually impaired

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3.4 million

Americans over age 40 are considered legally blind

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courtesy of the CDC

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The Issue

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  • How can we enable the blind to navigate cities better?
  • How can we do it in a low cost way?

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Our Idea

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Computer vision assisting the blind to see the world

EyeDog camera vision

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Tech Stack

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Our Solution

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  • Tracking objects, and notifying the user of objects based off their tracked area

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EyeDog’s Future

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  • Improved haptic feedback (vibrations)
  • Specialized neural network for walking imagery
  • Integration with Google maps walking directions

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Santa Cruz Tech MeetUp Slides

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A computer vision assistant for the visually impaired

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$60,000

The cost of one seeing eye dog is

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courtesy of PuppyInTraining

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The Issue

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  • How can we enable the blind to navigate cities better?
  • How can we do it in a low cost way?

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Our Solution

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  • Track objects, and notify the user of the largest objects (through audio and haptic feedback)

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Our Future Goals

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  • Improved audio assistant
  • Specialized neural network for walking imagery
  • Integration with Google maps walking directions

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EyeDog

Casey Hillers - chillers@ucsc.edu

Alex Cheewakarn - acheewak@ucsc.edu

Nick Kalscheuer - nkalsche@ucsc.edu

Joven Pableo - jpableo@ucsc.edu

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