Indoor localization and guidance system for disabled people

Author

Kountché, Djibrilla Amadou ; Neveux, Benjamin ; Monmarché, Nicolas ; Gaucher, Pierre ; Slimane, Mohamed

Author_Institution

Lab. d´´Inf., Univ. Francois Rabelais, Tours, France

fYear

2011

fDate

28-30 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

81

Lastpage

86

Abstract

New technologies and particularly the recent advancements in Wireless Networking have changed our everyday life. Our team, HaNT (Handicap et Nouvelles Technologies) works to bring the same changes to disabled people. This paper presents a specification of a project which aims at providing location-based services for the disabled in an indoor environment. The disabilities taken into account are: motor, hearing and visual impairments. We also present a first implementation using a Wireless Sensor Network and a GSM/GPRS cell identifier to localize a Smartphone.

Keywords

cellular radio; handicapped aids; indoor radio; mobility management (mobile radio); packet radio networks; smart phones; wireless sensor networks; GSM-GPRS cell identifier; disabled people guidance system; indoor environment; indoor localization; location-based service; smart phone; visual impairment; wireless sensor network; Accuracy; Computer architecture; Ground penetrating radar; Middleware; Receivers; Transmitters; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Network of the Future (NOF), 2011 International Conference on the

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1605-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NOF.2011.6126688

Filename

6126688