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The Wearable Navigation System for the Visually Impaired

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14550399
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field System engineering
Research InstitutionUniversity of Yamanashi

Principal Investigator

KOTANI Shinji  University of Yamanashi, Department of Research Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Research Associate, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 助手 (80242618)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIYOHIRO Noriaki  University of Yamanashi, Department of Research Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Professor, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 教授 (00016586)
WATANABE Yoshimichi  University of Yamanashi, Department of Research Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Associate Professor, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 助教授 (00210964)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsVisually Impaired / Navigation / Wearable System / Image Processing / Sonar / Map Information System / ウェアラブルシステム / XML
Research Abstract

Since 1992, we have been conducted research and development on an autonomous mobile robot, and studied a robot that travels autonomously in an outdoor environment. In 1995, we started the development of the robotic travel aid application to guide visually impaired. The robotic travel aid is a motorized wheel chair equipped with vision, sonar and tactile sensors as well as a map database system.
However, the robot has two weak points, one is that there are many steps in an ordinary outdoor environment and the other is that the change of the environment is dynamic. To overcome their weak points, in 2002, we started the WearAble Navigation System (WANS) Project. The WANS system is a small and light system equipped with image processing computer, vision, sonar, pedometer, and magnetic sensor.
For the changing of the environment, we developed the map management utility based on XML system. In the 1st phase, we used only a magnetic sensor for the detection of the direction. However, a big distortion of the magnetic field happened at a station. So we added an optical fiber gyro sensor to the system. With integrating various sensors data and observing the time changing, we achieved the using of the WANS at the station. Experimental results in an ordinary outdoor environment and at a station showed the effectiveness of our WANS.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2004 2003 2002 Other

All Journal Article (18 results) Publications (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Matching Fund Project for Practical Use of Robotic Travel Aid for the Visually Impaired2004

    • Author(s)
      H.Mori, S.Kotani, K.Saneyoshi, H.Sanada, Y.Kobayashi, A.Mototsune, T.Nakata
    • Journal Title

      ADVANCED ROBOTICS Vol.18 No.5

      Pages: 453-472

    • NAID

      10013311357

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A Mechanism of Keeping Semantic Consistency Among XML Document Components2004

    • Author(s)
      Y.Watanabe, Y.Hoshina, H.Shindo
    • Journal Title

      2nd Asian Network for Quality Congress, 18th Asia Quality Symposium, New Delhi

      Pages: 1-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ウエラブルナビゲーションシステム[携帯型歩行支援装置](1)-位置検出と誘導-2004

    • Author(s)
      依田一朗, 小谷信司, 森英雄
    • Journal Title

      第22回日本ロボット学会学術講演論文集 1I31

      Pages: 1-4

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ウエラブルナビゲーションシステム[携帯型歩行支援装置](2)-駅構内における画像処理-2004

    • Author(s)
      竹谷哲也, 小谷信司, 森英雄
    • Journal Title

      第22回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集 1I32

      Pages: 1-2

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Matching Fund Project for Practical Use of Robotic Travel Aid for the Visually Impaired2004

    • Author(s)
      H.Mori, S.Kotani, K.Saneyoshi, H.Sanada, Y.Kobayashi, A.Mototsune, T.Nakata
    • Journal Title

      ADVANCED ROBOTICS Vol.18, No.5

      Pages: 453-472

    • NAID

      10013311357

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Wearable Navigation System [The Portable Navigation System] (1) -Position Detection and Navigation-2004

    • Author(s)
      Ichiro Yoda, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      The 22nd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (In Japanese) 1131

      Pages: 1-4

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Wearable Navigation System [The Portable Navigation System] (2) -Image processing on a Platform-2004

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuya Taketani, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      The 22nd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (In Japanese) 1132

      Pages: 1-2

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Matching Fund Project for Practical Use of Robotic Travel Aid2004

    • Author(s)
      H.Mori, S.Kotani, K.Saneyoshi, H.Sanada, Y.Kobaashi, A.Mototsune, T.Nakata
    • Journal Title

      ADVANCED ROBOTICS Vol.18, No.5

      Pages: 453-472

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ウエラブルナビゲーションシステム[携帯型歩行支援装置](1)-位置検出と誘導-2004

    • Author(s)
      依田一朗, 小谷信司, 森英雄
    • Journal Title

      第22回ロボット学会学術講演会(岐阜大学)予稿集 1J31

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ウエラブルナビゲーションシステム[携帯型歩行支援装置](2)-駅構内における画像処理-2004

    • Author(s)
      竹谷哲也, 小谷信司, 森英雄
    • Journal Title

      第22回ロボット学会学術講演会(岐阜大学)予稿集 1J32

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 歩行ガイドロボットの経路理解支援システム2003

    • Author(s)
      史 亜芳, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄
    • Journal Title

      電子情報通信学会論文誌 D-1 J86-D-I, No.4

      Pages: 269-279

    • NAID

      110003202090

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 携帯型歩行支援装置(1)位置検出と誘導2003

    • Author(s)
      依田 一郎, 安部 圭祐, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄
    • Journal Title

      第21回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 携帯型歩行支援装置(2)駅構内における画像処理2003

    • Author(s)
      竹谷 哲也, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄
    • Journal Title

      第21回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A Route Understanding Support System of the Robotic Travel Aid2003

    • Author(s)
      Yafang Shi, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      IEICE (In Japanese) Vol.J86-D-I No.4

      Pages: 269-279

    • NAID

      110003223287

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Walking Mate System(1) Position Detection and Navigation2003

    • Author(s)
      Ichiro Yoda, Keisuke Abe, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      The 21st Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (In Japanese) 2H-17

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Walking Mate System(2) Image Processing on a Platform2003

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuya Taketani, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      The 21st Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (In Japanese) 2H-18

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 携帯型歩行支援システムの開発2002

    • Author(s)
      安部 圭祐, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄
    • Journal Title

      第20回ロボット学会学術講演会予稿集 1L21

      Pages: 1-4

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Development of Portable Walking Support System2002

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Abe, Shinji Kotani, Hideo Mori
    • Journal Title

      The 20th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan IL21

      Pages: 1-4

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 史 亜芳, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄: "歩行ガイドロボットの経路理解支援システム"電子情報通信学会論文誌 D-I. Vol.J86-No.4. 269-279 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 依田 一郎, 安部 圭祐, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄: "携帯型歩行支援装置(1)位置検出と誘導"第21回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集. 2H-17 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 竹谷 哲也, 小谷 信司, 森 英雄: "携帯型歩行支援装置(2)駅構内における画像処理"第21回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集. 2H-18 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 安部圭祐, 小谷信司, 森 秀雄: "携帯型歩行支援システムの開発"第20回日本ロボット学会学術講演会論文集. 11-21 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 小谷信司, 森 秀雄: "歩行ガイドロボットの経路情報表現と画像処理"信学技報(福祉情報工学:WIT). 102・75. 29-34 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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