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A Study on Intelligent Mobility Enhancement System for the Mobility Handicapped  

Han, Woong-Gu (아주대학교 건설교통공학과)
Shin, Kang-Won (경성대학교 도시공학과)
Choi, Kee-Choo (아주대학교 건설교통공학과)
Kim, Nam-Sun (경찰대학교 치안정책연구소)
Sohn, Sang-Hyun ((주)유비즈코아)
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The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.9, no.5, 2010 , pp. 25-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is aimed at enhancing mobility rights for the transportation underprivileged that has been made light of relatively compared to normal people. In order to do this, we've suggested having ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) built and improving satisfaction through the test operation of its main system. The existing sound signal device for the visually handicapped has one problem with managing it. Because, the people in charge of it had to visit each problematic site directly to maintain and fix some problems every time it was out of order. Moreover, it couldn't provide sustainable services about voice guidance and the visually handicapped had to control it by either confirming the location of buttons that were installed on the pillar of traffic light and then pressing one of them or using a remote controller on their own. In order to improve such inconveniences, we have created a new typed sound signal device for the visually handicapped by applying the cutting-edge wireless technology based on ergonomics considering actual road situations. Such technology enables it report the status of signal device and light to them by using its voice guidance system automatically every time they have access to it. Additionally, we've already introduced it to a couple of test areas and then known the fact that they recognized traffic situation more conveniently and safely compared to the existing sound signal device. That is above average in terms of satisfaction. In addition to that, we've provided LTS (Location Tracking System - Location-based service intended for elementary students) by utilizing the existing wireless infrastructure and founded the fact that about 87% of their parents were satisfied with the service based on LTS.
Keywords
The mobility handicapped; mobility; location-based service; voice guidance service; location tracking system;
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