SBIR Phase I: SeeingBus: Improving Public Transportation Services for the Blind

SBIR 第一阶段：SeeingBus：改善盲人公共交通服务

• 批准号: 1819920
• 负责人: Yariv Glazer
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: ILANS, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1819920&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; SeeingBus; Improving; Public

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I is the improvement of public transportation services for people with disabilities, specifically people with visual impairments. Individuals with visual impairments are heavily dependent on public transit as an essential service for engaging in daily life and social activities. However, they often face challenges with (1) determining which bus to board, especially at busy bus stops when multiple buses approach, and (2) boarding the correct bus in a timely fashion before they leave the stop. By developing an advanced notification service for alerting bus drivers, SeeingBus will address the societal and market needs to mitigate these challenges and thereby promote independent use of public transportation among people with visual impairments. Improving accessibility of public transportation to people with disabilities along with enhancing perception of their service will boost ridership resulting in increased revenue for agencies. The project will contribute to the scientific community as well as society in general by advancing understanding of Smart City services needed for independent travel of people with disabilities.The proposed project will develop and commercialize a Smart City service to improve public transportation for people with visual impairments. The service, SeeingBus, provides an advanced notification to bus drivers about users waiting at their next stop. People with visual impairments often miss buses due to challenges they face with boarding the correct bus. SeeingBus aims to improve accessibility of public transportation by engaging bus drivers even before the bus arrives at the stop where riders with visual impairments are waiting. As part of the smart city vision, SeeingBus will enhance connectivity of public transportation systems through greater communication between riders, bus stops, and bus drivers by means of smart sensors. Using big data, SeeingBus alerts bus drivers about users with disabilities, so the drivers can assist individuals in boarding the bus safely. The research objective of this project is to develop and test the feasibility of the SeeingBus system. Advancing public transportation, essential to promoting the travel and independence of individuals, aligns with the NSF mission to advance prosperity and welfare through scientific advancements.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段的更广泛影响/商业潜力是改善为残疾人，特别是视力障碍者提供的公共交通服务。视障人士严重依赖公共交通作为日常生活和社会活动的基本服务。然而，他们经常面临以下挑战：(1)确定上哪辆公交车，特别是在多辆公交车接近时在繁忙的公交站，以及(2)在离开车站之前及时登上正确的公交车。通过开发提醒公交车司机的高级通知服务，SeeingBus将满足社会和市场需求，以缓解这些挑战，从而促进视力障碍者独立使用公共交通。改善残疾人使用公共交通的便利性，同时提高他们对服务的感知，将增加乘客数量，从而增加机构的收入。该项目将通过增进对残疾人独立旅行所需的智慧城市服务的了解，为科学界和整个社会做出贡献。拟议的项目将开发智慧城市服务并将其商业化，以改善视力障碍者的公共交通。这项名为SeeingBus的服务为公交车司机提供了关于用户在下一站等待的提前通知。视力障碍的人经常错过公交车，因为他们在登上正确的公交车方面面临挑战。SeeingBus旨在通过甚至在公交车到达视觉障碍乘客等待的车站之前就聘请公交车司机来提高公共交通的可达性。作为智慧城市愿景的一部分，SeeingBus将通过智能传感器加强乘客、公交车站和公交司机之间的沟通，从而增强公共交通系统的连通性。使用大数据，SeeingBus向公交车司机提醒残疾用户，这样司机就可以帮助个人安全登上公交车。本项目的研究目标是开发和测试SeeingBus系统的可行性。推进公共交通对于促进个人旅行和独立至关重要，这与NSF通过科学进步促进繁荣和福利的使命是一致的。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。