Field experimentation of the RAMPE interactive auditive information system for the mobility of blind people in public transport : Final evaluation

Author

Venard, Olivier ; Baudoin, Geneviève ; Uzan, Gérard

Author_Institution

Telecoms Dept., Univ. Paris-Est, Noisy le Grand, France

fYear

2009

fDate

20-22 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

558

Lastpage

563

Abstract

This paper presents the experimentation of a system, developed through the RAMPE research project, intended for the assistance and information of blind or Visual Impaired People (VIP) so that they can increase their mobility and autonomy in public transports. The system is intended to equip bus or tramway stops. It is based either on a simple remote command or on a smart hand-held devices that is a WiFi enabled Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) able to retrieve travelers information. This system has been evaluated by blind People in real environment in the public transport in the city of Lyon in France. Ergonomics data has been collected during the experiment and analyzed, showing the usability of such kind of device by VIP.

Keywords

audio signal processing; automated highways; ergonomics; handicapped aids; information retrieval; interactive systems; mobile computing; transportation; wireless LAN; RAMPE interactive auditive information system; WiFi; ergonomics data; public transport; remote command; smart handheld devices; travelers information retrieval; visual impaired people; Base stations; Cities and towns; Ergonomics; Information retrieval; Information systems; Personal digital assistants; Radio frequency; Real time systems; Speech synthesis; Telecommunications; Real-Time travelers information system; Visually Impaired People; WLAN; assistive device; design for all; pervasive computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Transport Systems Telecommunications,(ITST),2009 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5346-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5347-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITST.2009.5399293

Filename

5399293