Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities

Smart Cities need to be designed to allow the inclusion of all kinds of citizens. For instance, motor disabled people like wheelchair users may have problems to interact with the city. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies provide the tools to include all citizens in the Smart City context. For exam...

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Autores: Rashid, Zulqarnain, Melià Seguí, Joan, Pous Andrés, Rafael, Peig Olivé, Enric
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Palavra-chave:RFID
Augmented reality
Smart spaces
Motor disabled people
Inclusion
Retail
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spelling Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart CitiesRashid, ZulqarnainMelià Seguí, JoanPous Andrés, RafaelPeig Olivé, EnricRFIDAugmented realitySmart spacesMotor disabled peopleInclusionRetailSmart Cities need to be designed to allow the inclusion of all kinds of citizens. For instance, motor disabled people like wheelchair users may have problems to interact with the city. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies provide the tools to include all citizens in the Smart City context. For example, wheelchair users may not be able to reach items placed beyond their arm’s length, limiting their independence in everyday activities like shopping, or visiting libraries. We have developed a system that enables wheelchair users to interact with items placed beyond their arm’s length, with the help of Augmented Reality (AR) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. Our proposed system is an interactive AR application that runs on different interfaces, allowing the user to digitally interact with the physical items on the shelf, thanks to an updated inventory provided by an RFID system. The resulting experience is close to being able to browse a shelf, clicking on it and obtaining information about the items it contains, allowing wheelchair users to shop independently, and providing autonomy in their everyday activities. Fourteen wheelchair users with different degrees of impairment have participated in the study and development of the system. The evaluation results show promising results towards more independence of wheelchair users, providing an opportunity for equality improvement.This work was partly funded by the Spanish Government through projects TIN2012-34965 PIGALL, TIN2011-27076-C03-02 CO-PRIVACY, TIN2014-57364-C2-2-R SMARTGLACIS, TEC2015-71303-R SINERGIA, and TSI-020602-2012-147 IRIS. The authors also acknowledge support from Obra Social “la Caixa” -ACUP through project 2011ACUP00261.Elsevier20182017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/34364http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2016.11.030reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésFuture Generation Computer Systems. 2017;76:248-61info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/TIN2012-34965info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/TIN2011-27076-C03-02info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/TIN2014-57364-C2-2-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/TEC2015-71303-R© Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2016.11.030info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/343642026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
title Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
spellingShingle Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
Rashid, Zulqarnain
RFID
Augmented reality
Smart spaces
Motor disabled people
Inclusion
Retail
title_short Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
title_full Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
title_fullStr Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
title_full_unstemmed Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
title_sort Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rashid, Zulqarnain
Melià Seguí, Joan
Pous Andrés, Rafael
Peig Olivé, Enric
author Rashid, Zulqarnain
author_facet Rashid, Zulqarnain
Melià Seguí, Joan
Pous Andrés, Rafael
Peig Olivé, Enric
author_role author
author2 Melià Seguí, Joan
Pous Andrés, Rafael
Peig Olivé, Enric
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv RFID
Augmented reality
Smart spaces
Motor disabled people
Inclusion
Retail
topic RFID
Augmented reality
Smart spaces
Motor disabled people
Inclusion
Retail
description Smart Cities need to be designed to allow the inclusion of all kinds of citizens. For instance, motor disabled people like wheelchair users may have problems to interact with the city. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies provide the tools to include all citizens in the Smart City context. For example, wheelchair users may not be able to reach items placed beyond their arm’s length, limiting their independence in everyday activities like shopping, or visiting libraries. We have developed a system that enables wheelchair users to interact with items placed beyond their arm’s length, with the help of Augmented Reality (AR) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. Our proposed system is an interactive AR application that runs on different interfaces, allowing the user to digitally interact with the physical items on the shelf, thanks to an updated inventory provided by an RFID system. The resulting experience is close to being able to browse a shelf, clicking on it and obtaining information about the items it contains, allowing wheelchair users to shop independently, and providing autonomy in their everyday activities. Fourteen wheelchair users with different degrees of impairment have participated in the study and development of the system. The evaluation results show promising results towards more independence of wheelchair users, providing an opportunity for equality improvement.
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