VisionAssist: Android App for Visually Impaired Using YOLOv5
Computer Vision for impaired individuals
- Category:Deep Learning
- Client: IE
- Project date: March 2023
Description:
VisionAssist is an Android application designed to aid visually impaired individuals by detecting objects in their environment using YOLOv5. The app uses a custom-trained YOLOv5 model, which identifies 14 common street objects, helping users navigate safely. The model, trained on a dataset of 730 annotated images, is optimized with ONNX, OPENVINO, and TFLITE for efficient deployment on Android devices. Future enhancements will include text-to-speech functionality for real-time auditory feedback.