This project involves the investigation and prototyping of an Android app to aid the blind community to navigate the world. The app is targetted for use in particular areas that Google Maps or other mapping tools are not precise enough to give directions, e.g. beach/bush/open areas in general. Utilising the phones internal sensors and GPS the system will geo tag specific locations the user would like to return to, or would like to go to (gates, doors, entrances, anything the user wants). Utilising haptic and voice tools the phone/watch would then provide feedack about where the user is relative to the target location.
The student will be required to develop a prototype of this system, and get user feedback through the blind community to develop an inituitive means of utilising the app. A full fledged app is not required at the end of this project, but a tested prototype (beta version) is.
The beta app should be capable of:
* Providing relavent information about where the goal location is in respect to the user
* Will require testing of different means of communicating the respective information to the user
* Voice and haptic feedback options possible
* Store and provide "waypoint" based navigation for the user
* Advanced: automatically generate waypoints as the user is out and about
* Advanced: investigate further useful features based on user feedback
Undergraduate
A working prototype guide app on Android.
None
Lab allocations have not been finalised