SBIR Phase I: A System for Indoor Navigation to Assist the Visually Impaired

SBIR 第一阶段：帮助视障人士的室内导航系统

• 批准号: 0712033
• 负责人: Patrick Lichter
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corp.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0712033&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; System; Indoor; Navigation

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research from Koronis Biomedical Technologies (KBT) will develop a low-cost indoor personal navigation system. Indoor navigation technology is needed to support seamless mobility for the visually impaired. A number of location devices have been created, but thus far they all have major drawbacks that limit their widespread use. The ability of a person to move freely within public and commercial buildings is an important factor for integration and independence in educational institutions and the work environment. Recently developed time-domain ultra-wideband wireless technology makes indoor navigation feasible. This new technology has the capability to track locations inside buildings without any special building infrastructure. A small, portable personal navigation device that provides current position, useful contextual wayfinding information about the indoor environment, and directions to a destination would greatly improve access and independence for people with low vision. Such a device would allow visually impaired persons the freedom of movement within public and commercial buildings.

Koronis Biomedical Technologies(KBT)的这项小型企业创新研究第一阶段研究将开发一种低成本的室内个人导航系统。需要室内导航技术来支持视障人士的无缝移动。人们已经创造了许多定位设备，但到目前为止，它们都有重大缺陷，限制了它们的广泛使用。一个人在公共和商业建筑内自由行动的能力是教育机构和工作环境融合和独立的重要因素。最近发展起来的时域超宽带无线技术使室内导航成为可能。这项新技术能够跟踪建筑物内的位置，而不需要任何特殊的建筑基础设施。一种小型、便携式的个人导航设备，可以提供有关室内环境的当前位置、有用的上下文寻路信息以及目的地的方向，将极大地改善视力低下的人的访问和独立性。这种装置将允许视障人士在公共和商业建筑内自由行动。