An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped
Orientation is an important aspect of navigation. With the aid of a GPS, navigation between points of interest become possible. Unfortunately, commercially available navigational systems often do not work well indoors. The purpose of this report is to study and explore the implementation of existin...
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| author | Koh, Jacky |
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| description | Orientation is an important aspect of navigation. With the aid of a GPS, navigation between points of interest become possible. Unfortunately, commercially available navigational systems often do not work well indoors.
The purpose of this report is to study and explore the implementation of existing navigational technologies for the blind. Firstly, we will study existing location tracking technology, as well as their methodologies. Next, we will explore the combination of existing methodology with other new, less established technology. This will cover the flaws of a traditional location tracking technology.
I have proposed a navigation system that can operate indoors, thus enabling the visually handicapped to navigate in a foreign building independently. The application interface is designed specifically for the blind. As a mobile application, it is affordable for the blind as the infrastructure cost will be covered by the building management adopting this technology.
The navigation system is a phone application, that uses iBeacon technology. The software, methodology, and hardware setup of this navigation system will be further discussed in this report. At the end of the project, a prototype of the mobile application is developed for use.
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1495862023-07-07T18:22:14Z An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped Koh, Jacky Lee Peng Hin School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering EPHLEE@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems Orientation is an important aspect of navigation. With the aid of a GPS, navigation between points of interest become possible. Unfortunately, commercially available navigational systems often do not work well indoors. The purpose of this report is to study and explore the implementation of existing navigational technologies for the blind. Firstly, we will study existing location tracking technology, as well as their methodologies. Next, we will explore the combination of existing methodology with other new, less established technology. This will cover the flaws of a traditional location tracking technology. I have proposed a navigation system that can operate indoors, thus enabling the visually handicapped to navigate in a foreign building independently. The application interface is designed specifically for the blind. As a mobile application, it is affordable for the blind as the infrastructure cost will be covered by the building management adopting this technology. The navigation system is a phone application, that uses iBeacon technology. The software, methodology, and hardware setup of this navigation system will be further discussed in this report. At the end of the project, a prototype of the mobile application is developed for use. Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 2021-06-04T13:34:08Z 2021-06-04T13:34:08Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Koh, J. (2021). An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149586 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149586 en A1202-201 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems Koh, Jacky An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title | An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title_full | An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title_fullStr | An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title_full_unstemmed | An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title_short | An intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| title_sort | intelligent aid for the visually handicapped |
| topic | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems |
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