Evaluation of Orientation Performance of Tactile Walking Surface Indicators

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01458
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: Fujisawa Shoichiro 徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(理工学域), 教授 (50321500)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 佐藤 克也 徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(理工学域), 講師 (10403651) ; 伊藤 伸一 徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(理工学域), 助教 (90547655)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 視覚障害者誘導用ブロック / 単独歩行 / 注意喚起ブロック / 方向提示性能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Tactile walking surface indicators (TWSIs) are installed on footpath to support independent travel for the blind. The attention pattern is usually installed at the crosswalk entrances. In this research, the direction indicating performance was compared at the same intervals for the five diameters specified by the international standard. As a result of the experiment, the diagonal array does not indicate the direction of travel, but the projection row does indicate the direction of travel in the parallel array. When the attention pattern is installed at a crosswalk entrance, a parallel array should be installed in the direction of the crossing.

Free Research Field

福祉工学