Title :
Selective device activation for power reduction in accelerometer-based wearable guidance systems for the blind
Author :
Lee, YeongJu ; Song, Minseok
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Inha Univ., Incheon, South Korea
Abstract :
We develop a guidance system to help the blind find their ways. Using accelerometer data, we classify users´ behaviors into several categories; based on this, we propose a new power saving technique.
Keywords :
accelerometers; cognition; handicapped aids; power consumption; vision defects; accelerometer based wearable guidance systems; power reduction; power saving technique; selective device activation; user behavior classification; Accelerometers; Accuracy; Cameras; Decision trees; Legged locomotion; Sensors; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0230-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2012.6161762
