GUIDE SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSON AND WHITE CANE USED FOR THE GUIDE SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSON

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide system for a visually-impaired person, which guides the visually-impaired to a destination and a white cane used for the guide system of the visually-impaired person.;SOLUTION: The guide system has a direction sensing means 1 for sensing the facing direction of the white cane B held by the visually-impaired person A, an information processing means 2 forming direction relating to guide by carrying calculation processing of position relating information and the facing direction used when judging the position of the visually-impaired person A, and a vibrating means 3 for vibrating the white cane B so as to inform the visually-impaired person A of the direction relating to the guide by vibration.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT