• Distance Estimation Methods for Smartphone-Based Navigation Support Systems 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;295, Conference object, 2021-08-03)
      Distance estimation is a key element of a navigation system. Various methods and instruments are used in distance estimation procedures. The methods and instruments used usually depend on the contexts of the application ...
    • A glimpse into smartphone screen reader use among blind teenagers in rural Nepal 

      Sankhi, Prakash; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology;, Academic article, 2020-09-12)
      Purpose: Access to appropriate assistive technology is a challenge worldwide and especially in low GDPper-capita countries. Nepal is one example of a country with several coinciding challenges: some claim having a high ...
    • A Preliminary Investigation into the Usability of Force Touch Interaction in a Mobile Context 

      Murano, Pietro; Danial Ali, Rao Muhammad (International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM);Vol 12, No 5 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper details a preliminary evaluation into the usability and universal design of force touch interaction with older users as recently introduced into the Apple iOS9 operating system. The evaluation involved a small ...
    • SceneRecog: A Deep Learning Scene Recognition Model for Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate using Smartphones 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics;2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Conference object, 2022-01-06)
      Deep learning models have recently gained popularity in the research community due to their high classification success rates. In this paper, we proposed an EfficientNet-Lite based scene recognition model for scene recognition ...
    • Using Smartphones as Magnifying Devices: A Comparison of Reading Surface Finger Tracking and Device Panning 

      Shirehjini, Alireza Shoaei; Sandnes, Frode Eika (PETRA: Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments; PETRA '20: Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, Conference object, 2020-06)
      Smartphones can be used as magnifying devices to compensate for low visual acuity. However, it can be challenging to pan both vertically and horizontally. To simplify panning we implemented a magnifier where the user moves ...