Intelligent Situation Awareness and Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired Persons
Project Information
Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-12-0045
Project Abstract:
In phase I, the goal is to explore and develop situation awareness and assistive navigation technologies to provide blind or visually impaired persons with obstacle avoidance and intelligent wayfinding capabilities in indoor environments by using wearable sensors (e.g., cameras, 3D-orientation sensors, pedometers). In Phase II, the technology will be further improved and research will be extended to outdoor pedestrian environments to provide blind users with waypoint navigation, path planning, and advanced warning of events through interaction with global positioning system, geographic information system, and intelligent transportation system infrastructure.
Goals
- Development of a concept of operations, data needs, and market analysis.
- Development of a prototype.
Research HUB ID:
8959
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$600,000.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
FHWA Program Area:
- Exploratory Advanced Research
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
- FY 2002-2022 / Exploratory Advanced Research
AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan
Contact Information
First Name:
Mohammed
Last Name:
Yousuf
Phone Number:
(202) 493-3199
Email Address:
Team:
Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
Office:
Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Office Code:
HRSO-40
Management Organizations
Sponsor Organization
Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Deliverables
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