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An Outdoor Navigation System for the Visually Impaired Persons incorporating GPS and Ultrasonic Sensors

초음파 센서와 GPS를 연동한 시각장애인 실외 보행지원 시스템

  • 이진희 (인하대학교 컴퓨터정보공학과) ;
  • 임석현 (인하대학교 컴퓨터정보공학과) ;
  • 이은석 (인하대학교 컴퓨터정보공학과) ;
  • 신병석 (인하대학교 컴퓨터정보공학부)
  • Published : 2009.06.15
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Abstract

We propose a wearable system to help the visually impaired persons for walking safely to destination. If a user selects a destination, the system guides the user to destination with position data from GPS receiver and shortest path algorithm. At the same time, after acquiring complex spatial structures in front of the user with ultrasonic sensors, we categorize them into several predefined patterns, and determine an avoidance direction by estimating the patterns. As a result, visually impaired persons can arrive at destination safely and correctly without others help.

본 연구에서는 시각장애인이 실외에서 목적지까지 안전하게 보행할 수 있도록 하는 착용형 단말 시스템을 제안한다. 보행자가 원하는 목적지를 설정하면, GPS에 기반한 측위 정보와 경로탐색 알고리즘을 사용하여 목적지로 안내한다. 다수의 초음파 센서를 이용하여 측정한 장애물까지의 거리 데이터를 이용하여 전방의 공간 구조를 몇 가지 패턴으로 분류하고, 이를 기반으로 안전한 보행 방향을 결정한다. 본 시스템은 시각장애인이 타인의 도움 없이 현재 자신이 위치한 곳에 대한 공간 정보를 얻고 원하는 목적지까지 안전하게 보행 할 수 있도록 한다.

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