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Smart Cane for the blind interworking with Sound Signal Generator

음향 신호기와 연동하는 시각 장애인을 위한 스마트 지팡이

  • Received : 2017.10.16
  • Accepted : 2017.12.08
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Facilities for pedestrian safety of the visually impaired are scarce on the walkway and crosswalk. Braille blocks are installed on the walkways and RF controlled signal lights and sound generators are installed on the crosswalk at the main intersection for the visually impaired. An RF remote control system using one frequency has a problem of simultaneously operating nearby signal lamps and sound generators at an intersection. In this paper, we develop the smart cane that uses a beacon to identify the signal lamp and sound generators installed on the crosswalk at intersections and to operate the signal lamps and sound generators in the direction of the walk by IR communication. The developed smart cane is able to provide the pedestrian navigation for the blind by interworking with mobile apps through Bluetooth communication.

횡단보도와 교차로에서 시각 장애인을 위한 보행 안전시설은 부족하다. 시각 장애인을 위해 인도에 점자 블록이 설치되고 교차로에 RF 원격 제어 시스템으로 제어되는 신호등과 음향 신호기가 설치되어 있다. RF 원격 제어 시스템은 하나의 주파수를 사용하여 교차로에서 인접한 신호등과 음향 발생기들을 동시에 동작시키는 문제가 있다. 본 논문은 비콘을 사용하여 교차로에 설치된 시각 장애인을 위한 신호등과 음향 신호기를 식별하고 진행 방향의 신호등과 음향 신호기를 적외선 통신으로 동작시키는 스마트 지팡이를 개발하였다. 본 논문에서 개발한 스마트 지팡이는 블루투스 통신을 통해 모바일 앱과 연동하여 시각 장애인을 위한 보행자 내비게이션을 제공 할 수 있다.

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