title: Design of an indoor self-positioning system for the visually impaired--simulation with RFID and Bluetooth in a visible light communication system.
abstract: After a public experiment of the indoor guidance system using FLC (fluorescent light communication), we found that FLC provides a promising medium for the installation of a guidance system for the visually impaired. However, precise self-positioning was not satisfactorily achieved. In this article, we propose a new self-positioning method, one that uses a combination of RFID (Radio-frequency identification), Bluetooth and FLC. We analyzed the situation and developed a model that combined the three communication modes. Then we performed a series of experiments and get some results in the first step.
authors.affiliation: Graduate school of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-ninotyo, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan. liu@gis.ie.niigata-u.ac.jp
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: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009949:Orientation; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*