Mobile navigation system for visually impaired users in the urban environment

• Autorzy: Kamiński Ł. , Bruniecki K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper describes the prototype version of a mobile application supporting independent movement of the blind. Its objective is to improve the quality of life of visually impaired people, providing them with navigational assistance in urban areas. The authors present the most important modules of the application. The module for precise positioning using DGPS data from the ASG-EUPOS network as well as enhancements of positioning in urban areas, based on the fusion with other types of data sources, are presented. The devices, tools and software for the acquisition and maintenance of dedicated spatial data are also described. The module responsible for navigation with a focus on an algorithms' quality and complexity, as well as the user interface dedicated for the blind are discussed. The system's main advantages over existing solutions are emphasized, current results are described, and plans for future work briefly outlined.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

DGPS; navigation; spatial data; systems for blind; user interface

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 19, nr 2
• Strony: 245--256
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kamiński Ł.

autor

Bruniecki K.

• Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Department of Geoinformatics, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz Poland,

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