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xCane

xCane

xCane

Empowering Mobility Through Advanced Perception

Empowering Mobility Through Advanced Perception

Empowering Mobility Through Advanced Perception

Description

Description

XCane is a smart cane that integrates millimeter-wave radar, an HD camera, and adaptive haptic feedback to provide the visually impaired with real-time obstacle avoidance, navigation assistance, and emergency alerts.

XCane是一款智能盲杖,通过集成毫米波雷达、高清摄像头与自适应触觉反馈,为视障用户提供实时避障、导航辅助和紧急警报功能。

XCane is a smart cane that integrates millimeter-wave radar, an HD camera, and adaptive haptic feedback to provide the visually impaired with real-time obstacle avoidance, navigation assistance, and emergency alerts.

XCane是一款智能盲杖,通过集成毫米波雷达、高清摄像头与自适应触觉反馈,为视障用户提供实时避障、导航辅助和紧急警报功能。

Keywords

Keywords

Accessibility

Accessibility

Human-Computer Interaction

Human-Computer Interaction

Sensor Fusion

Sensor Fusion

Assistive Technology

Year

Year

2018

2018

Technical Details

Technical Details

XCane leverages a 24GHz millimeter-wave Infineon ISM radar, a 12MP camera, and CoreML-based environment detection to deliver a cutting-edge assistive device for the visually impaired. The integrated hardware and software platform captures environmental data in real time, processes it through AI algorithms, and provides responsive haptic and audio feedback to guide users safely. This interdisciplinary project—recognized by Think.Make.Start at UnternehmerTUM—emphasizes the synergy of industrial design, sensor fusion, and human-centric engineering to create an intuitive, reliable, and life-enhancing navigation tool.

XCane采用24GHz英飞凌ISM毫米波雷达、12MP摄像头以及基于CoreML的环境检测技术,为视障人士打造了一款先进的辅助设备。该硬件与软件平台可实时采集和处理环境信息,并通过AI算法输出触觉和语音反馈,帮助用户安全出行。本项目在UnternehmerTUM的Think.Make.Start活动中荣获一等奖,充分体现了工业设计与传感器融合以及以人为本工程之间的协作,为用户提供直观、可靠并能提升生活品质的导航工具。


XCane leverages a 24GHz millimeter-wave Infineon ISM radar, a 12MP camera, and CoreML-based environment detection to deliver a cutting-edge assistive device for the visually impaired. The integrated hardware and software platform captures environmental data in real time, processes it through AI algorithms, and provides responsive haptic and audio feedback to guide users safely. This interdisciplinary project—recognized by Think.Make.Start at UnternehmerTUM—emphasizes the synergy of industrial design, sensor fusion, and human-centric engineering to create an intuitive, reliable, and life-enhancing navigation tool.

XCane采用24GHz英飞凌ISM毫米波雷达、12MP摄像头以及基于CoreML的环境检测技术,为视障人士打造了一款先进的辅助设备。该硬件与软件平台可实时采集和处理环境信息,并通过AI算法输出触觉和语音反馈,帮助用户安全出行。本项目在UnternehmerTUM的Think.Make.Start活动中荣获一等奖,充分体现了工业设计与传感器融合以及以人为本工程之间的协作,为用户提供直观、可靠并能提升生活品质的导航工具。


Highlights

Highlights

  • Awarded First Prize at Think.Make.Start 2018, UnternehmerTUM

  • Real-time radar-based obstacle detection and adaptive vibration alerts

  • AI-powered environment recognition using CoreML and a 12MP camera

  • Combined expertise in industrial design and advanced sensing


  • UnternehmerTUMThink.Make.Start

  • CoreML12MPAI

  • Awarded First Prize at Think.Make.Start 2018, UnternehmerTUM

  • Real-time radar-based obstacle detection and adaptive vibration alerts

  • AI-powered environment recognition using CoreML and a 12MP camera

  • Combined expertise in industrial design and advanced sensing


  • 在UnternehmerTUM的Think.Make.Start活动中荣获一等奖

  • 基于雷达的实时障碍物检测与自适应振动警示

  • 结合CoreML和12MP摄像头的AI环境识别

  • 将工业设计与先进传感技术深度结合

Credits

Appendix

Credits

Appendix