| Presentation | 2023-12-07 Intuitive Walking Assistance System for Visually Impaired Individuals Yudai Murase, Eiji Kamioka, Manami Kanamaru, |
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| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | Assisting the mobility of individuals with visual impairments is a highly significant societal challenge. Walking with a white cane requires blind individuals to detect and avoid obstacles by themselves, which can be challenging, especially in emergency situations. To address this issue, this research proposes an intuitive walking assistance system. This system automatically detects obstacles and inflates a bag attached to the blind individual's body to provide pressure, guiding them in the direction they should move. As a result, blind individuals can intuitively move their bodies and walk safely and naturally. In this paper, the mechanism of the proposed bag-based walking assistance system will be described and its effectiveness will be discussed based on the evaluation results obtained from a preliminary experiment. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Visually impaired / Haptic interface / Danger notification system / Wearable / Safe walking |
| Paper # | WIT2023-33 |
| Date of Issue | 2023-11-29 (WIT) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | WIT / HI-SIGACI |
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| Conference Date | 2023/12/6(2days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | AIST Tokyo Waterfront (TBD) |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | Well-being Information Technology |
| Chair | Takeaki Shionome(Teikyo Univ.) |
| Vice Chair | Shinji Sakou(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) |
| Secretary | Shinji Sakou(AIST) / (Univ. of Toyama) |
| Assistant | Tsubasa Uchida(NHK) / Teppei Miura(National Inst. of Techn. Toyota College) |
| Paper Information | |
| Registration To | Technical Committee on Well-being Information Technology / * |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | Intuitive Walking Assistance System for Visually Impaired Individuals |
| Sub Title (in English) | |
| Keyword(1) | Visually impaired |
| Keyword(2) | Haptic interface |
| Keyword(3) | Danger notification system |
| Keyword(4) | Wearable |
| Keyword(5) | Safe walking |
| 1st Author's Name | Yudai Murase |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Shibaura Institute of Technology(SIT) |
| 2nd Author's Name | Eiji Kamioka |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Shibaura Institute of Technology(SIT) |
| 3rd Author's Name | Manami Kanamaru |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Tokyo Denki University(TDU) |
| Date | 2023-12-07 |
| Paper # | WIT2023-33 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.123 |
| Number (no) | WIT-294 |
| Page | pp.pp.47-52(WIT), |
| #Pages | 6 |
| Date of Issue | 2023-11-29 (WIT) |