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RESIMA—An Assistive System for Visual Impaired in Indoor Environment

Authors : Bruno Andò, Salvatore Baglio, Cristian O. Lombardo, Vincenzo Marletta

Published in: Ambient Assisted Living

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper presents results achieved during the RESIMA project aimed to develop a remote monitoring system to assist weak people to safely exploit unknown environments. The system consists of a wireless sensors network distributed within the environment and intelligent paradigms able to acquire awareness on the environment, the user’s location and his/her posture. Exploiting such piece of information allows the system to properly manage the user-environment interaction (UEI) and to contextualize the user within the environmental status (UEC). Information generated by UEI and UEC paradigms allow for guaranteeing a real-time and continuous form of assistance for the user tailored to his/her specific needs.

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Title: RESIMA—An Assistive System for Visual Impaired in Indoor Environment
Authors: Bruno Andò
Salvatore Baglio
Cristian O. Lombardo
Vincenzo Marletta
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Ambient Assisted Living
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18373-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18374-9

Copyright Year: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18374-9_17