PROXIMITY DETECTIONCULC KIOSK

Larry Freil

Proximity Detection

Homes for visually impaired

Difficult to navigate new spaces

Helpful if the house can notify users before they bump into objects

Kinect Technologies

Builds 3D models of the human skeleton

Easy to install

Could be used to identify new obstacles automatically

RFID Technology

RFID tagged carpet already installed

Detecting where on the carpet is fairly easy

Solution

Try to identify users paths through a home

If user’s path looks like it will intersect an object, warn user

Extra precaution around obstacles that are relatively short, and might normally be missed.

CULC Kiosk

New building on capus

Heavily used

Each floor has a slightly different layout

Floorplans

Currently there is a kiosk that shows the floorplan of every floor.

There is a directory that lists all the rooms in the building

Improvements

Make the floorplans interactive

Select a location, and kiosk draws a map

Additional options

Mobile- capable of being used for more active navigation in the building

Design to be modular, to be used in any building