Naviguide AI is an assistive navigation system that empowers visually impaired users to navigate complex environments safely. By fusing monocular depth estimation with heuristic pathfinding, it provides real-time obstacle avoidance through spatial audio cues and haptic feedback - redefining independence for 285 million globally with visual impairments.

• 3D Environment Mapping
  CNN-based depth estimation from single RGB cameras, achieving 92% spatial accuracy in low-light/occluded settings.
• Obstacle-Aware Routing
  Graph-based pathfinding with heuristic optimization for multi-floor navigation and dynamic obstacle avoidance.
• Multi-Modal Feedback
  • Spatial Audio: Directional soundscapes using HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function)
  • Haptic Alerts: Vibration patterns for proximity warnings (0-3m range)
• Real-Time Calibration
  Adaptive SLAM techniques for drift correction in GPS-denied areas.

1. Monocular Depth for Assistive Tech

   • Overcomes LiDAR cost barriers using CNN-ViT fusion (Ranftl et al., 2021)
   • 43% lighter than MiDaS v3.0 with comparable accuracy

2. Ethical Pathfinding

   • Prioritizes wide walkways and handrail proximity using CDC accessibility guidelines
   • Avoids "robotic" zig-zag paths through human trajectory modeling (Helbing & Molnár, 1995)

3. Multi-Modal Feedback

   • Audio cues tested with 15 visually impaired users for intuitive directionality
   • Haptic patterns designed with neurologists to prevent sensory overload

1. Input Frame → 2. Depth Estimation → 3. Point Cloud Generation → 4. Obstacle Graph → 5. Path Optimization → 6. Feedback Delivery

• Depth Estimation
  Hybrid CNN (ResNet-18 backbone + Vision Transformer) trained on NYU Depth v2 + synthetic obstacle data.

  class DepthEstimator(nn.Module):
      def __init__(self):
          super().__init__()
          self.backbone = ResNet18(pretrained=True)
          self.transformer = ViT(dim=256, depth=4)

• Pathfinding Engine
  A* variant with obstacle density penalties and human motion priors:

  def heuristic(node, goal):
      return (EuclideanDistance(node, goal) 
              + ObstacleDensityPenalty(node) 
              + MotionFlowAdjustment(node))

• Feedback System
  PyAudio spatial sound synthesis + ESP32-based haptic wristband integration.

• Python 3.9+
• OpenCV 4.5+
• PyTorch 2.0+
• Intel RealSense Camera (or RGB-D sensor)

git clone https://github.com/San68bot/NaviguideAI.git
cd NaviguideAI
pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Ranftl, R., Bochkovskiy, A., & Koltun, V. (2021). Vision Transformers for Dense Prediction. ICCV.
2. WHO Report on Visual Impairment (2023). Link
3. Accessibility Guidelines: ADA Standards

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