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International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems

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An Expansion of Space Affordance by Sound Beams and Tactile Indicators

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The information in mobile terminal should be connected to objects in an immediate space where a pedestrian walks. We propose a mobility assistance system by parametric speakers cooperating with the Braille blocks with embedded IC-tag so as to allow pedestrians to safely perform tasks in the artificial “space affordance.” Complicated structures in a town, perceptive information and cognitive information useful for various scenes in the town are also discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan

    Taizo Miyachi & Jens J. Balvig

  2. NISHINIPPON SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD., 3-15-7 Kuhonji, Kumamoto, 862-0976, Japan

    Jun Moriyama

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  1. School of Design, Engineering and Computing, Bournemouth University, UK

    Bogdan Gabrys

  2. Centre for SMART Systems, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, BN2 4GJ, Brighton, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, SA, 5095, Mawson Lakes, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Miyachi, T., Balvig, J.J., Moriyama, J. (2006). An Expansion of Space Affordance by Sound Beams and Tactile Indicators. In: Gabrys, B., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4252. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11893004_78

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-46537-9

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