Research and Business Project of Walking Inducement System for the Visually Handicapped People and Aging Society

快速老龄化的社会和重视福利的社会的发展，给企业的产品开发带来了新的理念。最近，“无障碍”的研究正在积极进行，社会基础设施的建设正在进行中。这不仅是为了老年人或残疾人，它将使每个人都能自由和安全地在当地社会中不受阻碍地行动，使他们能够积极参与当地社会。换句话说，该系统引导视力残疾人自己行走，并引导他们到任何地方，如公共建筑物。当详细解释时，新的无障碍系统是由一些图片字符的块，其中一些电子部件被封闭，一个便携式机器，产生语音，和一个能发出电波的白色电子手杖。未来的愿景是建立一个新的无障碍系统，整合了智能交通系统（智能交通系统），目前由经济产业省、国土交通省、基于此，我们开发了一套视觉障碍者语音步行诱导系统，并完成了原型系统。目前，我们正在推进该系统的实际应用和对新业务的研究。

The development of a rapid aging society and a society who attach importance on welfare, have brought a new idea to the enterprise its product development.Recently, a study on "barrier free" has been aggressively progressed, from which the construction of a social infrastructure is being pursued. This is not only for the elderly or the handicapped, it will enable every individual to act freely and safely in the local society without hindrance, so they can actively participate in the local society.A system examined in this study helps to support the sight handicapped when walking. In other words, the system guides the sight handicapped to walk on their own and to guide them to any location such as a public building.When explaining in detail, the new barrier-free system is composed some picture character's blocks where some electronic parts are enclosed, a portable machine which generates voice, and a electronic white cane which emits electric wave.The vision for the future is the construction of a new barrier-free system, that incorporates the ITS(Intelligent Transport Systems)which is advanced at present by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport, and so on.We developed a vocal walking inducement new system for the visually handicapped person and completed the prototype, as a result of this research. Then we are advancing the practical use of the system and the research of making to a new business now.