Title :
Adaptive power control of obstacle avoidance system using via motion context for visually impaired person
Author :
Lee, Jin-Hee ; Lee, YeongJu ; Lee, Eun-Seok ; Park, Joon-Seok ; Shin, Byeong-Seok
Author_Institution :
Dept. Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Inha Univ., Incheon, South Korea
Abstract :
We propose adaptive power control of obstacle avoidance system for visually impaired person. It utilizes multiple ultrasonic sensors to avoid obstacles lying in the path. We evaluate complex structure in front of the user with predefined patterns and determine avoidance direction by analysing those patterns. It controls the number of active ultrasonic sensors by evaluating motion context using built-in accelerometer sensor. Our system safely guides visually impaired person as well as adaptively control power consumption of mobile devices.
Keywords :
accelerometers; adaptive control; collision avoidance; handicapped aids; motion control; power consumption; sensors; accelerometer sensor; adaptive power consumption control; avoidance direction; mobile devices; motion context; obstacle avoidance system; pattern analysis; ultrasonic sensors; visually impaired person; Accuracy; Acoustics; Legged locomotion; Power demand; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; obstacle avoidance system; power consumption; ultrasonic sensor; wearable computer;
Conference_Titel :
Cloud Computing and Social Networking (ICCCSN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bandung, West Java
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1815-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCSN.2012.6215752