Abstract:Abstract. This study proposes devices suitable for use by non-experts to design robot navigation routes. The user places landmarks, called pebbles, on the floor to tell navigation routes to a robot. Using infrared communication, the pebbles automatically generate navigation routes. The system is designed such that nonexpert users can understand the system status to configure the user's target environment without expert assistance. During deployment, the system provides LED and voice feedback. The user can conf… Show more
Providing navigation assistance to people with visual impairments often requires augmenting the environment with after-market tech nology. However, installing navigation infrastructure in large envi ronments requires a critical mass of trained personnel. Recruiting, training and managing participants for such a task is difficult. LuzDeploy is a computational method to recruit, instruct and orchestrate volunteers to perform physical crowdsourcing tasks. We use LuzDeploy to orchestrate volunteers to install physical infras tructure for the navigation assistance of people with visual impair ments. Our system provides on-the-go enrollment so that volunteers can participate to the collective action whenever they have time, coming and leaving as needed. Providing automated instructions also allows to avoid instructing participants directly, so experts do not need to be available on-site. CCS Concepts •Information systems → Crowdsourcing; Location based ser vices; •Human-centered computing → Accessibility technolo gies; Activity centered design; •Social and professional topics → Systems development; People with disabilities;
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