2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of the navigation system which supports independent walking of the visually impaired
| Project/Area Number |
22500516
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 道案内装置 / 視覚障碍者支援 |
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| Research Abstract |
We mainly developed a navigation system for the visually impaired using an intelligent white cane. Our developed instrument consists of a navigation system and a map information system. These systems are installed on a white cane. Our navigation system can follow a colored navigation line that is set on the floor. In this system, a color sensor installed on the tip of a white cane, this sensor senses a color of navigation line and the system informs the visually impaired that he/she is walking along the navigation line by vibration.
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