Artikel in Tagungsband INPROC-2008-130

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Hub, Andreas: Precise Indoor and Outdoor Navigation for the Blind and Visually Impaired Using Augmented Maps and the TANIA System.
In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision (Vision 2008); July 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2008.
Universität Stuttgart : Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 627 (Nexus: Umgebungsmodelle für mobile kontextbezogene Systeme).
S. 1-4, englisch.
Online, Juli 2008.
Artikel in Tagungsband (Konferenz-Beitrag).
CR-Klassif.H.5.2 (Information Interfaces and Presentation User Interfaces)
K.4.2 (Computers and Society Social Issues)
KeywordsBlind Navigation; Blind Users; Impaired Vision
Kurzfassung

The use of a small, portable Tactile Acoustical Navigation and Information Assistant (TANIA) by ambulatory blind people in complex environments is presented. TANIA utilizes an inertial sensor, tablet computer, and enhanced mapping to provide precise navigation of up to one-step accuracy. Its operation is relatively simple, even for elderly people with no computer experience. Previously-installed beacon or tag infrastructure is not required, which expands environmental access for blind users to any area where adequate digital mapping has been done. Current development in pilot locations is described, including examples of how maps are augmented with specific, location-based information. Such data can be presented to the user acoustically or in Braille. Given the ever-increasing availability of global positioning and information services, systems such as TANIA suggest the potential for independent and precise worldwide navigation by blind people.

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Kontaktandreas.hub@vis.uni-stuttgart.de
Abteilung(en)Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme, Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme
Projekt(e)SFB-627, D2 (Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme, Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme)
Eingabedatum4. November 2009
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