Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 29, 2024 - June 01, 2024
Following the enactment of the new barrier-free law in 2006, several barriers to passage have been improved in many public facilities and transportation systems such as railroad stations and trains. According to these improvements, the number of wheelchair users who use railroads have been increasing for the past 15 years. However, they still have many problems to be solved to realize the environment in which wheelchair users can move around independently and freely. As one of solution, a system that guides wheelchair users on barrier-free routes is proposed in this study.
In this report, an application for smartphones using augmented reality with Unity has been developed. This application can be used regardless of the operating system and functions installed in the smartphone, and can navigate seamlessly both indoors and outdoors. Finally, the status of reaching the target specification was evaluated for the implemented functions.
