Field experimentation of the RAMPE interactive auditive information system for the mobility of blind people in public transport : Final evaluation

Abstract

This paper presents the experimentation of a system, developed through the RAMPE research project, intended for the assistance and information of blind or Visual Impaired People (VIP) so that they can increase their mobility and autonomy in public transports. The system is intended to equip bus or tramway stops. It is based either on a simple remote command or on a smart hand-held devices that is a WiFi enabled Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) able to retrieve travelers information. This system has been evaluated by blind People in real environment in the public transport in the city of Lyon in France. Ergonomics data has been collected during the experiment and analyzed, showing the usability of such kind of device by VIP.

Available Technologies for Mass Transport Modes in Smart Cities

“…Mass urban transport proposes models of transport modes within the environ- the expression "smart cities" in their publications, even if they are included in urban or metropolitan technological environment for trams (Vernard et al, 2009;Chen et al, 2019;Retscher & Bekenova, 2020, Akcin et al, 2016Savchuk & Nahorny, 2020) or subways (Kim et al, 2021;Piao et al, 2020, Kang et al, 2020, Loy-Benitez et al, 2020Jafari et al, 2021).…”

“…2) There are studies developed in the environment of smart cities that mention the expression "smart cities" in their publications related to urban or metropolitan technological environment for BEBs (Mouratidis & Serrano, 2021;Correa et al, 2019), Majumder et al, 2019), tramways (Vernard et al, 2009;Chen et al, 2019;Retscher & Bekenova, 2020;Akcin et al, 2016;Savchuk & Nahorny, 2020) and subways (Kim et al, 2021;Loy-Benitez et al, 2020;Jafari et al, 2021). It means that the connection between Smart Cities and mass transit can be a field to be explored in the coming years.…”

Classification of Viewpoints Related to Bus-Waiting for the Assistance of Blind People

“…Existing bus identification methods for blind individuals can be categorized into two main systems. The first system uses transceiver communication [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] such as RFID, Bluetooth, WiFi or Global Positioning System (GPS). The general concept of this technique is the installation of a receiver-transmitter with the user's device, such as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) [6][7] or smartphone [5,[10][11].…”