2024 / Industrial / Healthcare: Aids / Prosthetics / Student

Touchnav

• Prizes
  Winner in INDUSTRIAL/Healthcare: Aids / Prosthetics
• Lead Designer
  Jifeng Shen, Guanghui Huang
• Design Team
  Yaowei Zheng, Pengyu chen, Tiaohao Liu, Zinan Li
• University
  Macau University of Science and Technology

Traditional visual impairment aids focus on obstacle detection but lack in providing spatial and distance awareness. Touchnav converts invisible navigation paths into physical tactile feedback, enabling users to intuitively sense remaining distances, thus addressing this gap. Additionally, its vibration feature for identifying familiar locations boosts navigational confidence, significantly reducing anxiety in unfamiliar areas.