2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Spatial Cognition of the Visually Handicapped on a Spiral Ramp kawahara
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22560633
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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 |
Town planning/Architectural planning
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 視覚障害者 / 螺旋スロープ / 空間把握 / 探索行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted a survey of a spiral ramp for the visually handicapped, attaching braille tiles on the ramp. It is found that the braille tiles are useful for cognition of circumference but not for that of direction. Constructing two braille tiles on the ramp every 1/4 round is the most suitable for the spatial cognition. Moreover, there is little tendency for the visually handicapped to try to deduce a direction from the number of the circumference, but they try to grasp a direction by sound, walking feeling, etc.
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Research Products
(5 results)
