Motivation In 2020, 43.2 million people worldwide were affected by blindness and 295.3 million people suffered from mild to severe visual impairments. Impairments in visual perception present those affected with a wide range of challenges in everyday life, often resulting in limited participation...

In Germany, more than 60,000 amputations are performed each year. The lower extremities are frequently affected, resulting in a severe restriction of mobility and making patients dependent on technical aids such as prostheses for more flexibility in everyday life. According to current standards, pro...

Motivation The navigation of people in everyday situations is a challenging problem. In particular, busy environments with many other people present navigation systems with challenges in terms of localisation and path planning. If an assistance system takes over the navigation for a person, th...