| Title | Research and development of the pedestrian supporting and assisting system (2/3) - the application research of location and guidance technologies for the elderly and the visual disability |
| Dept | Transportation Energy and Environment Division |
| Year | 2009 |
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| Summary | Among the vulnerable road users including pedestrian and bicycle, motorcycle and scooter riders, the elderly and the vision-impaired are the most vulnerable because of their physical and psychological conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to provide specific protection and transportation services based on their needs. This project follows the proposition of the VIPS (Vulnerable Individual Protection Services) application planning of the Taiwan ITS Master Plan (2004). It intends to extend the accomplishments of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) projects, including ‘Vulnerable Individual Protection Services Model Deployment (2004~2005)’ and ‘Application of ITS Technology for the Aging Society (2003)’, to conduct a three-year research of the applications of location and guidance technologies for the elderly and the vision-impaired. In the first year (phase one), the project has accomplished the following tasks: (1) analysis of the technology development trend (2) defining the research paradigm (3) analysis of supply and demand (4) feasibility study of technical solutions in Taiwan and (5) proposing a field demonstration plan. In this year (phase two), the project focuses on four research topics: (1) discussing the integration of location and guidance technologies with the related ITS services (2) developing and testing a prototype system based on domestic technologies and (3) practicing the demonstration plan and assessing its performance. The demonstration system includes four parts: handheld device platform, seamless positioning system, digital map database and software development. This prototype system is designed in accordance with the characteristics of the elderly and the vision-impaired and then tested at the field site. According to the testing results and the participant opinions, the prototype is effective, but it’s still necessary to improve user interface designs, the selection of handheld device, the deployment of roadside units, the alternatives of the positioning and guidance technologies, and the testing measures. The research accomplishments in this year can not only reinforce and revise the phase III demonstration system but also provide a reference to the |
| Post date | 2009/10/22 |
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