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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Drishti
T2 - An integrated navigation system for visually impaired and disabled
AU - Helal, Sumi
AU - Moore, S.E.
AU - Ramachandran, B.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Drishti is a wireless pedestrian navigation system. It integrates several technologies including wearable computers, voice recognition and synthesis, wireless networks, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global positioning system (GPS). Drishti augments contextual information to the visually impaired and computes optimized routes based on user preference, temporal constraints (e.g. traffic congestion), and dynamic obstacles (e.g. ongoing ground work. road blockade for special events). The system constantly guides the blind user to navigate based on static and dynamic data. Environmental conditions and landmark information queried front a spatial database along their route are provided on the fly through detailed explanatory voice cues. The system also provides capability for the user to add intelligence, as perceived by the blind user, to the central server hosting the spatial database. Our system is supplementary to other navigational aids such as canes, blind guide dogs and wheel chairs.
AB - Drishti is a wireless pedestrian navigation system. It integrates several technologies including wearable computers, voice recognition and synthesis, wireless networks, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global positioning system (GPS). Drishti augments contextual information to the visually impaired and computes optimized routes based on user preference, temporal constraints (e.g. traffic congestion), and dynamic obstacles (e.g. ongoing ground work. road blockade for special events). The system constantly guides the blind user to navigate based on static and dynamic data. Environmental conditions and landmark information queried front a spatial database along their route are provided on the fly through detailed explanatory voice cues. The system also provides capability for the user to add intelligence, as perceived by the blind user, to the central server hosting the spatial database. Our system is supplementary to other navigational aids such as canes, blind guide dogs and wheel chairs.
KW - Congestion control (communication)
KW - Database systems
KW - Geographic information systems
KW - Global positioning system
KW - Navigation systems
KW - Speech recognition
KW - Speech synthesis
KW - Telecommunication networks
KW - Wearable computers
KW - Wireless telecommunication systems
KW - Wireless pedestrian navigation systems
KW - Mobility aids for blind persons
U2 - 10.1109/ISWC.2001.962119
DO - 10.1109/ISWC.2001.962119
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 0769513182
SP - 149
EP - 156
BT - 5th International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC 2001)
PB - IEEE
ER -