De la dependencia a la autonomía: sistema tecnológico de bajo costo para la movilidad independiente de personas invidentes en espacios urbanos.
Resumen
La discapacidad visual afecta significativamente la calidad de vida de las personas invidentes, especialmente en su movilidad autónoma. Este estudio presenta el desarrollo de un sistema tecnológico asistivo de bajo costo que integra inteligencia artificial, visión por computadora y sistemas de localización GPS para mejorar la independencia de peatones invidentes en entornos urbanos desconocidos. El sistema detecta semáforos, cruces peatonales y proporciona información de ubicación en tiempo real mediante audio. Los resultados de 957 pruebas de detección de objetos y 700 pruebas de localización demostraron una efectividad del 100%, contribuyendo significativamente a romper las barreras sociales que enfrentan las personas con discapacidad visual y mejorando su participación comunitaria e independencia.
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