Dae Shik Kim and Robert Wall Emerson, associate professor and professor, respectively, from the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, and Koorosh Naghshineh, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will study how to improve the design to better detect obstacles and drop-offs in the walking environment.
The three year project will also explore new usage techniques for the cane that will better help to detect obstacles.
To read more about the grant and project, please visit mlive.com:
mlive.com--WMU Professors win $420,000 NIH grant to redesign white canes used by blind.