Smartphone-Based Assistance for Blind People to Stand in Lines
| Autor: | Shigeo Morishima, Chieko Asakawa, João Guerreiro, Hironobu Takagi, Seita Kayukawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Computer science
Pedestrian detection 05 social sciences Orientation and Mobility Visual impairment 020207 software engineering 02 engineering and technology Human–computer interaction 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Line (text file) medicine.symptom 050107 human factors |
| Zdroj: | CHI Extended Abstracts |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3334480.3382954 |
| Popis: | We present a system to allow blind people to stand in line in public spaces by using an off-the-shelf smartphone only. The technologies to navigate blind pedestrians in public spaces are rapidly improving, but tasks which require to understand surrounding people's behavior are still difficult to assist. Standing in line at shops, stations, and other crowded places is one of such tasks. Therefore, we developed a system to detect and notify the distance to a person in front continuously by using a smartphone with a RGB camera and an infrared depth sensor. The system alerts three levels of distance via vibration patterns to allow users to start/stop moving forward to the right position at the right timing. To evaluate the effectiveness of the system, we performed a study with six blind people. We observed that the system enables blind participants to stand in line successfully, while also gaining more confidence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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