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59
Book:
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Project Description:
Internet Resource:
Area(s) of Application:
Product Development
Relevant Player(s):
Manufacturer, Dealer, Enduser
Thematic Issue(s):
Methods / Strategies, Training / Methods
Methods/Strategies:
Field Studies, Usability Tests
MOBIC, Mobility of Blind and Elderly People Interacting with
Computer
Important Issues in Todays Telematic Research
Author:
H.J. Bornschein
Abstract:
The primary objective of the MoBIC project is to increase the
independent mobility of blind and elderly persons in unknown
environments. Based on intensive user needs studies, an interactive
system, the MoBIC Travel Aid (MoTA) is developed with two parts:
MoBIC Pre-Journey System (MoPS), which allows blind people to
study maps and plan their journeys ;
MoBIC Outdoor System (MoODS) which assists blind people when
they are out on their journeys using Global Positioning Satellite
(GPS) technology.
The prototypes have undergone extensive testing by blind and
partially sighted people. Project members from different parts
of Europe have worked at the field trial sites to contribute
to the evaluation of MoBIC prototypes. Further blind people
were trained to use the prototypes in their own homes.
Editor:
DG XIII of the European Commission
,
1998
Relevant Pages:
41-44
Project Name:
MoBIC Project
Name of Institution
F.H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co KG
European Context:
European Commission, Conference & Exhibition Barcelona,
4-7 February 1998
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