Indoor wayfinding based on wireless sensor networks for individuals with multiple special needs

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-333

  Chang, Yao Jen ^a   Wang, Tsen Yung ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accessible computing; Pedestrian navigation; Rehabilitation engineering; User interface; WSN

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DIJKSTRA; FIELD TRIAL; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; HUMAN SUBJECTS; MULTIPLE DISABILITIES; NAVIGATION SOLUTION; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROTOTYPE DESIGNS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SHORTEST PATH; VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS; WAY-FINDING; WAY-FINDING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOORS; NAVIGATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; USER INTERFACES;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77952913452     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969721003778584     Document Type: Article

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