title: An indoor guidance system for the blind using fluorescent lights--relationship between receiving signal and walking speed.
abstract: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the relationship between the user's walking speed and the data transmission speed in an indoor guidance system using fluorescent lights and a wireless LAN. A simulation formula is used to give out the direct relationship between the parameters. We simulated four angles (30 degrees-90 degrees) between the sensor and the horizontal direction. Three different walking speeds and four different data transmission speeds (1200 bps-9600 bps) were applied at all angles. Also we designed a series of experiments to validate the formula.
authors.affiliation: Niigata Univ.
authors.forename: Xiaohan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001766:Blindness / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004867:Equipment Design; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009068:Movement; D012682:Sensory Aids; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking