A smartphone equipped with sensors and worn on the wrist is part of the system developed by Naresuan University to help visually impaired people move around more safely. (Naresuan University photo)Engineering students and lecturers at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok have invented a prototype jacket and wrist-mounted smartphone with sensors to help visually impaired people better avoid obstacles and move around more safely. "There are about 170,000 visually impaired people in Thailand," he said on Friday. A student tests the jacket-mounted detection system at Naresuan University. (Naresuan University photo)The wrist-mounted nuVision Armband uses a smartphone, its accelerometer and an attached ultrasonic sensor.

Source: Bangkok Post August 05, 2016 14:15 UTC