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TY - GEN
T1 - Drishti
T2 - An integrated indoor/outdoor blind navigation system and service
AU - Ran, L.
AU - Helal, Sumi
AU - Moore, S.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - There are many navigation systems for visually impaired people but few can provide dynamic interactions and adaptability to changes. None of these systems work seamlessly both indoors and outdoors. Drishti uses a precise position measurement system, a wireless connection, a wearable computer, and a vocal communication interface to guide blind users and help them travel in familiar and unfamiliar environments independently and safely. Outdoors, it uses DGPS as its location system to keep the user as close as possible to the central line of sidewalks of campus and downtown areas; it provides the user with an optimal route by means of its dynamic routing and rerouting ability. The user can switch the system from an outdoor to an indoor environment with a simple vocal command. An OEM ultrasound positioning system is used to provide precise indoor location measurements. Experiments show an in-door accuracy of 22 cm. The user can get vocal prompts to avoid possible obstacles and step-by-step walking guidance to move about in an indoor environment. This paper describes the Drishti system and focuses on the indoor navigation design and lessons learned in integrating the indoor with the outdoor system.
AB - There are many navigation systems for visually impaired people but few can provide dynamic interactions and adaptability to changes. None of these systems work seamlessly both indoors and outdoors. Drishti uses a precise position measurement system, a wireless connection, a wearable computer, and a vocal communication interface to guide blind users and help them travel in familiar and unfamiliar environments independently and safely. Outdoors, it uses DGPS as its location system to keep the user as close as possible to the central line of sidewalks of campus and downtown areas; it provides the user with an optimal route by means of its dynamic routing and rerouting ability. The user can switch the system from an outdoor to an indoor environment with a simple vocal command. An OEM ultrasound positioning system is used to provide precise indoor location measurements. Experiments show an in-door accuracy of 22 cm. The user can get vocal prompts to avoid possible obstacles and step-by-step walking guidance to move about in an indoor environment. This paper describes the Drishti system and focuses on the indoor navigation design and lessons learned in integrating the indoor with the outdoor system.
KW - Blind navigation system
KW - Communication interfaces
KW - Contextual information
KW - Wireless connection
KW - Computer architecture
KW - Geographic information systems
KW - Global positioning system
KW - Interfaces (computer)
KW - Local area networks
KW - Mathematical models
KW - Problem solving
KW - Speech communication
KW - Wireless telecommunication systems
KW - Computer software
U2 - 10.1109/PERCOM.2004.1276842
DO - 10.1109/PERCOM.2004.1276842
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 0769520901
SP - 23
EP - 30
BT - Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2004. PerCom 2004. Proceedings of the Second IEEE Annual Conference on
PB - IEEE
ER -