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Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
| Title: | Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities |
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| Authors: | Zulqarnain Rashid, Joan Melià-Seguí, Rafael Pous, Enric Peig |
| Contributors: | University of Dundee, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) |
| Source: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier BV, 2017. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Subject Terms: | Internet of things, Internet de les coses, Augmented reality, 02 engineering and technology, Self-help devices for people with disabilities, Ayudas tecnológicas para los discapacitados, inclusió, Internet de las cosas, realidad aumentada, personas con discapacidades motoras, Motor disabled people, 11. Sustainability, motor disabled people, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, espais intel·ligents, espacios inteligentes, smart spaces, RFID, Inclusion, Ajuts tecnològics per als discapacitats, persones amb discapacitats motores, Retail, name=Computer Networks and Communications, retail, realitat augmentada, augmented reality, inclusión, name=Software, Smart spaces, inclusion, name=Hardware and Architecture |
| Description: | Smart Cities need to be designed to allow the inclusion of all kinds of citizens. For instance, motor disabled people like wheelchair users may have problems to interact with the city. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies provide the tools to include all citizens in the Smart City context. For example, wheelchair users may not be able to reach items placed beyond their arm’s length, limiting their independence in everyday activities like shopping, or visiting libraries. We have developed a system that enables wheelchair users to interact with items placed beyond their arm’s length, with the help of Augmented Reality (AR) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. Our proposed system is an interactive AR application that runs on different interfaces, allowing the user to digitally interact with the physical items on the shelf, thanks to an updated inventory provided by an RFID system. The resulting experience is close to being able to browse a shelf, clicking on it and obtaining information about the items it contains, allowing wheelchair users to shop independently, and providing autonomy in their everyday activities. Fourteen wheelchair users with different degrees of impairment have participated in the study and development of the system. The evaluation results show promising results towards more independence of wheelchair users, providing an opportunity for equality improvement. This work was partly funded by the Spanish Government through projects TIN2012-34965 PIGALL, TIN2011-27076-C03-02 CO-PRIVACY, TIN2014-57364-C2-2-R SMARTGLACIS, TEC2015-71303-R SINERGIA, and TSI-020602-2012-147 IRIS. The authors also acknowledge support from Obra Social “la Caixa” -ACUP through project 2011ACUP00261. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0167-739X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.future.2016.11.030 |
| Access URL: | https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/ws/files/11914557/Internet_of_Things_for_Accessibility.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10609/78248 http://hdl.handle.net/10230/34364 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167739X16306860 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2016.11.030 http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/handle/10609/78248 https://repositori.upf.edu/handle/10230/34364 http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/bitstream/10609/78248/6/Using%20Augmented%20Reality%20and%20the%20Internet%20of%20Things.pdf https://core.ac.uk/display/77007009 |
| Rights: | Elsevier TDM CC BY NC ND |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....2ed61b1993da1ac5ce45ebefbc6ab040 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 0167739X |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.future.2016.11.030 |