Development of navigation system for the blind using GPS and mobile phone combination

Author

Makino, Hideo ; Ishii, Ikuo ; Nakashizuka, Makoto

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Niigata Univ., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

506

Abstract

A single GPS (Global Positioning System) or differential GPS receiver is a useful tool for the blind for determining their location relative to the surrounding environment. However, each person needs to carry his/her own personal computer loaded with location data, and these data have to be updated periodically for each area. We therefore developed a new guidance system to solve these problems by using GPS receivers and a mobile phone. In the experiments on campus, we confirmed the automatic on-line personal guidance function. The maximum error of the determined position was 16 m. The weight of the mobile unit was under 2 kg

Keywords

Global Positioning System; cellular radio; computerised navigation; handicapped aids; 2 kg; GPS and mobile phone combination; automatic on-line personal guidance function; blind persons; differential GPS receiver; guidance system; lightweight; location determination; navigation system; single GPS receiver; speech information; Base stations; Biological control systems; Control systems; Global Positioning System; Medical control systems; Microcomputers; Mobile handsets; Navigation; Speech; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651838

Filename

651838