Title :
Indoor localization and guidance system for disabled people
Author :
Kountché, Djibrilla Amadou ; Neveux, Benjamin ; Monmarché, Nicolas ; Gaucher, Pierre ; Slimane, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Inf., Univ. Francois Rabelais, Tours, France
Abstract :
New technologies and particularly the recent advancements in Wireless Networking have changed our everyday life. Our team, HaNT (Handicap et Nouvelles Technologies) works to bring the same changes to disabled people. This paper presents a specification of a project which aims at providing location-based services for the disabled in an indoor environment. The disabilities taken into account are: motor, hearing and visual impairments. We also present a first implementation using a Wireless Sensor Network and a GSM/GPRS cell identifier to localize a Smartphone.
Keywords :
cellular radio; handicapped aids; indoor radio; mobility management (mobile radio); packet radio networks; smart phones; wireless sensor networks; GSM-GPRS cell identifier; disabled people guidance system; indoor environment; indoor localization; location-based service; smart phone; visual impairment; wireless sensor network; Accuracy; Computer architecture; Ground penetrating radar; Middleware; Receivers; Transmitters; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Network of the Future (NOF), 2011 International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1605-8
DOI :
10.1109/NOF.2011.6126688
