{"title":"Digital Drawing Tools for Blind Users: A State-of-the-Art and Requirement Analysis","authors":"Jens Bornschein, G. Weber","doi":"10.1145/3056540.3056542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3056540.3056542","url":null,"abstract":"Blind people normally fulfill drawing tasks with low-tech analog tools in school and everyday life. Such tools are lacking in drawing support and error correction. To overcome these problems, systems for digital graphic access and creation exist. In this paper, an analysis of several software projects for non-visual drawing support is performed. The analysis is used to extract requirements for a digital non-visual drawing system from developers and users. The literature-based findings are extended to a more complete checklist of thirty-five requirements in four categories that cover the principles of the ISO 9241-110 standard. Subsequently, the analyzed projects are tested against the proposed checklist. Finally, six blind people rated the individual importance of each requirement to give a hint which features are most important for user acceptance.","PeriodicalId":140232,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129423525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Doulamis, P. Agrafiotis, G. Athanasiou, A. Amditis
{"title":"Human Object Detection using Very Low Resolution Thermal Cameras for Urban Search and Rescue","authors":"N. Doulamis, P. Agrafiotis, G. Athanasiou, A. Amditis","doi":"10.1145/3056540.3076201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3056540.3076201","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose an innovative assistive system for victims' localization under an Urban Search and Rescue environment. The localization exploits miniaturized Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) cameras and algorithms properly combined with template matching schemes from visual cues. The approach first thresholds the data to roughly estimate alive victims' location and then apply a segmentation scheme to improve the probability analysis. The key challenge of our approach is the fact the thermal image used captures images at very low resolution. This selection is necessary so that the sensor is light and thus able to be carried out by a snake robot. Experiments are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of our results both at the laboratory and under real-life conditions. The latter have been conducted under the aegis of FP7-INACHUS European Union funded project","PeriodicalId":140232,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133205993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amir Ghaderi, Srujana Gattupalli, Dylan Ebert, Ali Sharifara, V. Athitsos, F. Makedon
{"title":"Improving the Accuracy of the CogniLearn System for Cognitive Behavior Assessment","authors":"Amir Ghaderi, Srujana Gattupalli, Dylan Ebert, Ali Sharifara, V. Athitsos, F. Makedon","doi":"10.1145/3056540.3064942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3056540.3064942","url":null,"abstract":"HTKS [9] is a game-like cognitive assessment method, designed for children between four and eight years of age. During the HTKS assessment, a child responds to a sequence of requests, such as \"touch your head\" or \"touch your toes\". The cognitive challenge stems from the fact that the children are instructed to interpret these requests not literally, but by touching a different body part than the one stated. In prior work, we have developed the CogniLearn system, that captures data from subjects performing the HTKS game, and analyzes the motion of the subjects. In this paper we propose some specific improvements that make the motion analysis module more accurate. As a result of these improvements, the accuracy in recognizing cases where subjects touch their toes has gone from 76.46% in our previous work to 97.19% in this paper.","PeriodicalId":140232,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114773706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Sharifara, M. Rahim, Farhad Navabifar, Dylan Ebert, Amir Ghaderi, Michalis Papakostas
{"title":"Enhanced Facial Recognition Framework based on Skin Tone and False Alarm Rejection","authors":"Ali Sharifara, M. Rahim, Farhad Navabifar, Dylan Ebert, Amir Ghaderi, Michalis Papakostas","doi":"10.1145/3056540.3064967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3056540.3064967","url":null,"abstract":"Human face detection plays an essential role in the first stage of face processing applications. In this study, an enhanced face detection framework is proposed to improve detection rate based on skin color and provide a validation process. A preliminary segmentation of the input images based on skin color can significantly reduce search space and accelerate the process of human face detection. The primary detection is based on Haar-like features and the Adaboost algorithm. A validation process is introduced to reject non-face objects, which might occur during the face detection process. The validation process is based on two-stage Extended Local Binary Patterns. The experimental results on the CMU-MIT and Caltech 10000 datasets over a wide range of facial variations in different colors, positions, scales, and lighting conditions indicated a successful face detection rate.","PeriodicalId":140232,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132976009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Makedon, L. Baillie, G. Pantziou, I. Maglogiannis
{"title":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","authors":"F. Makedon, L. Baillie, G. Pantziou, I. Maglogiannis","doi":"10.1145/3056540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3056540","url":null,"abstract":"You are cordially welcome to PETRA 2008, the 1st ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, July 16--19, 2008, in Athens, Greece. \u0000 \u0000Conference Theme \u0000 \u0000The PETRA Conference brings together different types of technology to address an important social and healthcare issue: as the world's population ages, there is growing interest in solutions for the in-home care of the elderly as well as for the care of people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other disabilities or traumas. PETRA (which means \"stone\" in Greek) reflects the needs of the domestic environment, or \"Oikos\" as it was known in ancient Greece, but from a technological perspective. People's living environments are particularly important in an increasingly crowded and complex world where the need for inclusiveness and connectivity with the rest of the world is key. PETRA addresses the fact that, as people grow older, they will increasingly rely on technology to be able to stay in their homes. \u0000 \u0000The conference attracted paper submissions from 17 countries, which underwent a thorough reviewing process; 37 of these were accepted as full papers. 17 as short papers and 5 as posters. The Petra Technical Program includes also the 5 following workshops with additional 42 papers. \u0000 \u0000PETRA WORKSHOPS (JULY 18) \u0000 \u00001. \"Pervasive Technologies in e/m-Learning and Internet based Experiments\" \u0000 \u00002. \"Gaming Design and Experience: Design for Engaging Experience and Social Interaction\" \u0000 \u00003. \"Ambient Assistive Technologies for Intelligent Healthcare Services\" \u0000 \u00004. \"Behaviour Tracking for Adaptive Assistive Environments\" \u0000 \u00005. \"Affect-aware Human-Computer and Human-Robot Interaction\" \u0000 \u0000Conference and workshop papers will appear in the PETRA Conference proceedings published by ACM. Poster papers will appear in a special section of the CD proceedings.","PeriodicalId":140232,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122111050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}