Radiophysicist creates an instrument for visually impaired navigation
2019-02-13
Radiophysicist Vitaly Khmelev is developing a device that will help visually impaired people to navigate in space. By 2021, he will create a software and hardware system that will give a person signals about the distance to an obstacle and its size.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 1.3 billion people live with some form of vision impairment and 36 million people are blind. Most people with visual impairments are in the age group over 50 years old.
Vitaly Khmelev is developing the device under the guidance of Oleg Ponomarev, associate professor at the Faculty of Radiophysics.
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