Virtual leading blocks for the deaf-blind: A real-time way-finder by verbal-nonverbal hybrid interface and high-density RFID tag space

被引：57

作者：

Amemiya, T ^{[1
]}

Yamashita, J ^{[1
]}

Hirota, K ^{[1
]}

Hirose, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Informat Sci & Technol, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538904, Japan

来源：

IEEE VIRTUAL REALITY 2004, PROCEEDINGS | 2004年

关键词：

D O I：

10.1109/VR.2004.1310070

中图分类号：

TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we discuss application possibilities of augmented reality technologies in the field of mobility support for the Deaf-Blind. We propose the navigation system called Virtual Leading Blocks for the Deaf-Blind, which consists of a wearable interface for Finger-Braille, one of the commonly, used communication methods among Deaf-Blind people in Japan, and a ubiquitous environment for barrier-free application, which consists of floor-embedded active radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. The wearable Finger-Braille interface using two Linux-based wristwatch computers has been developed as a hybrid interface of verbal and nonverbal communication in order to inform users of their direction and position through the tactile sensation. We propose the metaphor of "watermelon splitting" for navigation by this system and verify the feasibility of the proposed system through experiments.

引用

页码：165 / +

页数：9

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