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Development of walking support system for visually impaired people

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K06286
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Research InstitutionTsuyama National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

CHO FEIFEI  津山工業高等専門学校, 総合理工学科, 准教授 (20628846)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 薮木 登  津山工業高等専門学校, 総合理工学科, 教授 (50200572)
松島 由紀子  津山工業高等専門学校, 総合理工学科, 准教授 (60757615)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywords視覚障害 / 歩行訓練 / 押し車型 / 体装着型 / 歩行訓練システム / 画像処理 / 障害物検知 / 視覚障害歩行支援 / 3D距離センサ / 胸部装着型 / 音声処理 / 視覚障害児 / 超音波センサー / 3D距離センサー / SHマイクロコンピュータ / 訓練用音声 / メカトロニクス / 歩行支援 / 音声
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Currently, shortage of trainers for visually impaired people with professional knowledge is a big problem in Japan. In addition, children with congenital blindness are so difficult to learn to walk by themselves, because they can’t get the visual image. In this research, the authors aim to develop a new support device for walking training that can raise for visual impairment and visually impaired children's spatial perception. The method involves three stages of training, hand cart type stage, wearable type stage, final stage. The authors focus on developing a safe, light weight walking support system that can be wear in children’s waist belt at the second and the third stage. In this paper, the authors proposed the wearable type walking support system that consists of infrared sensor and ultra-sonic wave sensor. In addition, the equipment is used at each stage so that it can finally walk independently.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で取り込んだ制御機器の開発の成果およびノウハウを全面的に活用できる研究であると考える。画像処理の応用も含み,福祉支援へ画像処理を用いたシステム開発も行った.提案する視覚障害児歩行支援システムの実現により,従来,保護者自身で対応しきれない困難であった分野にも実用の可能性が増えるものと予想される。本研究で開発する技術は,これを母体として,本来の目的の視覚障害児歩行訓練での応用はもとより,彼ら向けの各種遊具など幅広い需要が見込まれ,またそれに付随する開発など新たな事業への発展が予想される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 視覚障害児のための歩行訓練システムの提案2019

    • Author(s)
      松島 由紀子 趙 菲菲 薮木 登
    • Journal Title

      地域ケアリング2019年12月号,特集「これからの地域包括支援センターの多様化」

      Volume: 12月号 Pages: 86-90

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 視覚障害者用歩行訓練装置のための障害物検知システムの構築2019

    • Author(s)
      太 田 達也、趙 菲菲、薮木 登、松島 由紀 子、木村 照男
    • Organizer
      第28回視覚障害リハビリテーション研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 未就学視覚障碍児のための歩行訓練システムの実装2019

    • Author(s)
      木村 照男、松島 由紀 子
    • Organizer
      第28回視覚障害リハビリテーション研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of walking support system for visually impaired people2019

    • Author(s)
      Feifei Cho, Tatsuya Ohta,Yukiko Matsushima, Noboru Yabuki
    • Organizer
      The 2nd International Conference on Sensor Networks and Signal Processin
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] An examination of obstacle avoidance by sound for visually impaired children2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Matsushima, Teruo Kimura, Feifei Cho, and Noboru Yabuki
    • Organizer
      The 2nd International Conference on Sensor Networks and Signal Processin
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 未就学視覚障碍児のための音による歩行訓練システムの提案2019

    • Author(s)
      木村照男,松島由紀子,趙菲菲,薮木登
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会総合大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of walking support system for visually impaired people2018

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuya OHTA, Feifei CHO
    • Organizer
      The 2nd NIT-NUU Bilateral Academic Conference 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Communication System with Omnidirectional Camera2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Tsubaki, Noboru Yabuki, Yasuaki Sumi, and Takao Tsukutani
    • Organizer
      ITC-CSCC 2017(The 32nd International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems,Computers and Communications)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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