The health of the world population can be affected by multiple conditions, but the population of the elderly with special physical conditions such as visual impairments is those that usually require more attention and efficient design solutions. Also, it should be considered that this population segment will present a considerable increase in the coming years (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2015). The objective of this study is to develop a wayfinding and obstacle detection system for elderly people with visual impairments. To achieve this, it is necessary to conduct a research on wayfinding in multiple environments and analysis the relevance to the user, it is also necessary to conduct research on the elderly population, and their most common vision problems. This research is based on literature consultation, as well in the thesis "Wayfinding for Elderlies: System Focused in Healthcare Environments" developed by the author in the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in the double degree program. After the collection of information, its subsequent analysis and taking into account the results of the course “Final Synthesis Laboratory” can be developed a conceptual system based on 2 elements, “Wayfinding device”, located in the neck of the user, and “Obstacle detector” located in the shoe of the user. The function of the wayfinding device is to indicate to the user the route that he must take, and it does it by sounds indications, vibrations and electrical stimulation, the user can interact with this element by a tactile control and voice. The function of the obstacle detector is to alert the user when objects enter in the safe area. The main purpose is to improve the experience of the elderly when they are exploring the city, giving them tools, which provide information about where they are and where they should go in an intuitive way, reducing the stress and providing more independence.
La salute fisica e psicologica di un individuo determina il loro benessere e quindi ha un grande impatto sulla qualità della vita. La salute della popolazione mondiale può essere influenzata da molteplici condizioni, ma la popolazione degli anziani con condizioni fisiche speciali come le disabilità visive è quella che di solito richiede più attenzione e soluzioni progettuali efficienti. Inoltre, si dovrebbe considerare che questo segmento di popolazione presenterà un notevole aumento nei prossimi anni (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2015). L'obiettivo di questo studio è sviluppare un sistema di orientamento e di rilevamento degli ostacoli per le persone anziane con disabilità visive. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, è necessario condurre una ricerca sull'orientamento in più ambienti e analizzare la rilevanza per l'utente. è anche necessario condurre ricerche sulla popolazione anziana e sui loro problemi di visione più comuni. Questa ricerca si basa sulla consultazione della letteratura, nonché sulla tesi "Wayfinding for Elderlies: System Focused in Healthcare Environments" sviluppata dall'autore nell'Università Tsinghua di Pechino, in Cina, nel programma di doppia laurea. Dopo la raccolta di informazioni, la sua analisi successiva e tenendo conto dei risultati del corso "Laboratorio di sintesi finale" può essere sviluppato un sistema concettuale basato su 2 elementi, "Dispositivo di orientamento", situato nel collo dell'utente, e " Rilevatore di ostacoli " situato nella scarpa dell'utente. La funzione del wayfinding è quella di indicare all'utente il percorso che deve percorrere, e lo fa tramite indicazioni sonore, vibrazioni e stimolazione elettrica, l'utente può interagire con questo elemento con un controllo tattile and voice. La funzione del rilevatore di ostacoli è di avvisare l'utente quando gli oggetti entrano nell'area sicura dell'utente. Lo scopo principale è migliorare l'esperienza degli anziani quando esplorano la città, dando loro strumenti, che forniscono informazioni su dove si trovano e dove dovrebbero andare in modo intuitivo, riducendo lo stress e fornendo maggiore indipendenza
Bluebird. Explore without boundaries. Wayfinding and obstacles detection system for elderly with visual impairments
SARMIENTO CARABALLO, EUGENIO
2017/2018
Abstract
The health of the world population can be affected by multiple conditions, but the population of the elderly with special physical conditions such as visual impairments is those that usually require more attention and efficient design solutions. Also, it should be considered that this population segment will present a considerable increase in the coming years (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2015). The objective of this study is to develop a wayfinding and obstacle detection system for elderly people with visual impairments. To achieve this, it is necessary to conduct a research on wayfinding in multiple environments and analysis the relevance to the user, it is also necessary to conduct research on the elderly population, and their most common vision problems. This research is based on literature consultation, as well in the thesis "Wayfinding for Elderlies: System Focused in Healthcare Environments" developed by the author in the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in the double degree program. After the collection of information, its subsequent analysis and taking into account the results of the course “Final Synthesis Laboratory” can be developed a conceptual system based on 2 elements, “Wayfinding device”, located in the neck of the user, and “Obstacle detector” located in the shoe of the user. The function of the wayfinding device is to indicate to the user the route that he must take, and it does it by sounds indications, vibrations and electrical stimulation, the user can interact with this element by a tactile control and voice. The function of the obstacle detector is to alert the user when objects enter in the safe area. The main purpose is to improve the experience of the elderly when they are exploring the city, giving them tools, which provide information about where they are and where they should go in an intuitive way, reducing the stress and providing more independence.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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