• DocumentCode
    1651140
  • Title

    An intelligent blind rod and navigation platform based on ZigBee technology

  • Author

    Chen, Gong ; Can, Zhu ; Jun, Pang

  • Author_Institution
    School of Information Science and Engineering Southeast University Nanjing, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This article introduces an intelligent blind rod and navigation platform based on ZigBee technology. This blind rod can detect and analyze the situation on road and warn the blind to avoid obstacles by ultrasonic measurement. The navigation platform based on ZigBee technology can help the blind know different directions the path leads to. This intelligent blind rod can better serve for the blind´s independent travel.
  • Keywords
    Acoustics; Information science; Medical services; Navigation; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee; ZigBee technology; blind rod; ultrasonic measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    E -Business and E -Government (ICEE), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai, China
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8691-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEBEG.2011.5882307
  • Filename
    5882307