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Novel Method using Beacon and Smart Phone for Visually Impaired/Blind People

by Ayad E. Korial, Mohammed N. Abdullah
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 137 - Number 1
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: Ayad E. Korial, Mohammed N. Abdullah
10.5120/ijca2016908674

Ayad E. Korial, Mohammed N. Abdullah . Novel Method using Beacon and Smart Phone for Visually Impaired/Blind People. International Journal of Computer Applications. 137, 1 ( March 2016), 33-39. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016908674

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author = { Ayad E. Korial, Mohammed N. Abdullah },
title = { Novel Method using Beacon and Smart Phone for Visually Impaired/Blind People },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { March 2016 },
volume = { 137 },
number = { 1 },
month = { March },
year = { 2016 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 33-39 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume137/number1/24242-2016908674/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2016908674 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Mohammed N. Abdullah
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Abstract

This paper presents novel structure for visually impaired/blind people using beacon and smart phone. The proposed structure is consisted of three parts. In the first part esp8266 module due to ultra-low power consumption, in the second part configurator application to configure these beacon and last part is mobile application to detect these beacons. The aim is to help visually impaired/blind people to knowledge the environment in which they live by. Three tests applied in real environment. The results show good performance for the suggested scheme help the visually impaired/blind people reach the desired devices location successfully without error. In conclusion, beacon and smart phone were a valid and reliable method to help the visually impaired/blind people to know the location of devices that are nearest from him in indoor environment.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Beacons smart phone visually impaired/blind people RSSI esp8266 module and indoor navigation.

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