RANGE-IT

Detection and multimodal presentation of indoor objects for visually impaired people

Coordinatore	ELITAC BV    more  Organization address address: Lommerlustlaan 59 city: HAARLEM postcode: 2012bz contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Carien Cognome: Caljouw Email: send email Telefono: 31618550347
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Totale costo	1˙264˙972 €
EC contributo	956˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2013
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-11-01   -   2015-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ELITAC BV  Organization address address: Lommerlustlaan 59 city: HAARLEM postcode: 2012bz contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Carien Cognome: Caljouw Email: send email Telefono: 31618550347	NL (HAARLEM)	coordinator	357˙700.00
2	DRAGER UND LIENERT GBR  Organization address address: Stadtwaldstrasse 62 city: MARBURG postcode: 35037 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Dennis Cognome: Koster Email: send email Telefono: +49 6421 165555	DE (MARBURG)	participant	364˙420.00
3	SOFTKINETIC SENSORS NV  Organization address address: PLEINLAAN 11 city: BRUSSEL postcode: 1050 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ilse Cognome: Ravyse Email: send email Telefono: +32 28884266	BE (BRUSSEL)	participant	178˙460.00
4	NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO  Organization address address: Schoemakerstraat 97 city: DEN HAAG postcode: 2600 JA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Pelsmaeker Email: send email Telefono: +31 888 662 658	NL (DEN HAAG)	participant	25˙500.00
5	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN  Organization address address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 city: DRESDEN postcode: 1069 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Christina Cognome: Bogacz Email: send email Telefono: +49 351 463 39629 Fax: +49 351 463 39742	DE (DRESDEN)	participant	16˙000.00
6	UNIVERSITEIT GENT  Organization address address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 city: GENT postcode: 9000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nathalie Cognome: Vandepitte Email: send email Telefono: +32 9 264 30 29 Fax: +32 9 264 35 83	BE (GENT)	participant	13˙920.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The World Health Organisation states that one of 175 people is totally blind. The majority of these people are only mobile if they have help of others, or solely use known pace ways. Besides the cane with a limited range and an expensive guide dog, there are very few aids that support individual mobility of the visually impaired. Available assistant equipment and navigation systems based on GPS have some additional value to determine global directions, but are not able to deal with (moving) persons and obstacles, have a low accuracy and do not work indoors. This project will develop the stand-alone wearable RANGE-IT prototype, which detects and presents close range objects (<7 meter) to the user in any indoor space. Furthermore, specific reference points (e.g., stairs) will be identified. Based on individual needs and with respect to context, presentation of information will be in tactile and/or audio modality. RANGE-IT will be built using affordable components, taking advantage of the latest developments in tactile and 3D camera hardware and image recognition software. An iterative co-creation design process will be followed to ensure an optimal integration and user acceptance. The successful development of the RANGE-IT system will make it the first indoor stand-alone system in the world to assist blind persons in navigating through the environment. It will increase the individual mobility of visually impaired people and their participation in society.'