Public Transport Information System for Visually Impaired and Blind People

被引:0
作者
Markiewicz, Michal [1 ]
Skomorowski, Marek [1 ]
机构
[1] Jagiellonian Univ, Inst Comp Sci, PL-30348 Krakow, Poland
来源
TRANSPORT SYSTEM TELEMATICS | 2010年 / 104卷
关键词
Visually impaired; blind people; public transport; mobile phones; MOBILITY;
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中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper presents an assistive system for the visually impaired and blind people which helps them using public transport means. The proposed system uses mobile phones as a medium for passenger information system and GPS (Global Positioning System), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and Bluetooth technologies for location and communication purposes. In the proposed system sound messages are given to the blind people via mobile phones which have dedicated software installed. This system has been implemented and tested in public transport in two pilot cities.
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页码:271 / 277
页数:7
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