Telocate ASSIST – Development and marketing of an acoustic solution for localization and navigation of people in buildings using the smartphone

Informazioni relative al progetto

Assist

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 672058

DOI

10.3030/672058

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 27 Aprile 2015

Data di avvio 1 Maggio 2015

Data di completamento 31 Gennaio 2016

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

TELOCATE GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Assist (Telocate ASSIST – Development and marketing of an acoustic solution for localization and navigation of people in buildings using the smartphone)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2015-05-01 al 2016-01-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

In this study the feasibility of the planned Telocate ASSIST project is elaborated to a deeper extent with focus on the aspects:
• Technological feasibility (variety of mobile phones, availability of mobile connection, coverage of receivers, dynamic environments)
• economical feasibility (customer profiling, strategies for market entry, pricing), and
• social feasibility (user acceptance, data privacy).
The aspects above are evaluated and analyzed using a variety of measures described in the following. From the results a reliable business plan is created.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

1) Reactivation of Telocate ASSIST demonstrator system: Goal is further evaluation of the technical feasibility. Installation with six receivers, instead of four. Experiments have been executed. A range increase from 10m to 20m could be achieved.

2) Discussion and allocation of personnel ressources for social study. Details:
For the social study, we have examined non-visual orientation and wayfinding in a closed complex space. This is a reqirement we deemed necessary for the interaction of blind people. For the study, a demonstrator in the form of a virtual environment has been developed, in which a person must orientate and navigate. The results are being made available in the form of scientific publication providing information about the needs of blind people.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

about 2): The aim of the social study simulation is to better understand how sighted and non-sighted persons orientate in an area they can not see, and how to lead non-sighted persons in a room, having a precise location system. Even for sighted persons, the experiment contributes to navigation, where they do not have to constantly to look at a smartphone screen.

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