PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

This thesis focuses on a portable navigation system that provides verbal location information to the visually impaired. The system uses a laptop computer which incorporates synthesized voice, geographic information systems (GIS) map database, positioning using Global Positioning System (GPS), and an alternative navigation system designed to take over when the GPS position information is not available. A pedometer is used by the alternative navigation system to determine distance travelled, while a digital compass determines direction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1998 UMI Company, Ann Arbor MI Remarks: Thesis (M. Eng.)--Carleton University
• Corporate Authors:

  Carleton University

  1125 Colonel By Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada  K1S 5B6
• Authors:
  • LaPierre, Charles M
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blind persons; Navigational aids; Speech synthesis
• Subject Areas: Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791794
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: AAT MQ36892 (UMI order no.)
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: May 5 2000 12:00AM