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Spatial cognition of people with visual impairments from the perspective of interpenetration between action and environment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K20457
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0304:Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Hirai Momoka  東北大学, 工学研究科, 助手 (40882593)

Project Period (FY) 2021-08-30 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords視覚障害者 / 空間認知 / 自宅 / 環境 / 行為 / 視覚障害 / 生活行為 / 動作 / 相互浸透 / 住宅 / 行動
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、視覚障害者が自宅内で行動する際の環境‐身体の関係性に着目し、環境から情報を得、それに応じて身体運動を調整する過程を明らかにすることで、視覚障害者の空間認知の実態に迫ることを目的としている。
具体的には、①環境情報の知覚と身体運動の調整から成る空間認知の過程と、②環境から情報を効率的に得るための空間構築方法を、両面から明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on the homes of people with visual impairment and clarified the characteristics of spatial cognition based on the relationship between action and environment.
Focusing on tabletop, people with visual impairment used tactile perception to grasp the space around them, arranging objects along the edge of the desk, and eating on a tray to clarify the area where the tableware was placed.
In addition, to reaffirm the environment that changes during the act, two methods were observed: one was to fix the arrangement of objects and focus on memory, and the other was to make high-frequency contact and grasp the environment sequentially.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでの視覚障害者の空間認知に関する研究は、公共空間での歩行が対象とされる場合が多く、白杖や周囲の音環境の利用方法や、案内アプリケーションの効果などが検証されてきた。一方、身の回りの生活空間における空間認知は、あまり着目されていなかった。
本研究の学術的意義は、視覚障害者の自宅を対象に、身の回りの生活空間における空間認知の実態を明らかにしたことである。こうした知見は、中途視覚障害者が自宅の空間を構築し直す際の手がかりや、生活行為のリハビリテーションの手がかりとなる社会的意義も有している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2024 2022 2021

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Perception of table space during cooking by people with visual impairment2024

    • Author(s)
      Momoka Hirai
    • Journal Title

      Cognitive Studies: Bulletin of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society

      Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Pages: n/a

    • DOI

      10.11225/cs.2023.074

    • ISSN
      1341-7924, 1881-5995
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Table Design and Its Effectiveness for the Visually Impaired2022

    • Author(s)
      Momoka Hirai
    • Organizer
      The Environmental Design Research Association 53th Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Table Design and its Effectiveness for the Visually Impaired2022

    • Author(s)
      Momoka Hirai
    • Organizer
      53rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 情報と空間・環境デザイン-ひとと情報の関わり方―:リアル/バーチャルでのひとと情報の関わり方2021

    • Author(s)
      平井百香
    • Organizer
      福祉のまちづくり学会 第24回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-10-22   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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