Geumbi Lee, Humberto Villalta, Seunghyun Kim, Kisu Kim, Jaehyeong Go, Yongjoo Jun, Kwang Sik Kim
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https://www.earticle.net/Article/A426056
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원문정보
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The purpose of this study is to design and test a new way of public transportation route guidance system for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users. The guidance system is smartphone app-based, using, routes that involve disabled-friendly facilities in the vicinity can be searched. A database that contains publicly available data on low-floor bus services, location and extent of disabled-friendly facilities, and suitable subways and stations, was developed for this purpose. The app uses the database to access and query the required information. A pilot study was conducted to test the effectiveness of the guidance system. It was found that the system was able to convey information about the disabled-friendly routes and related guidance information even inside subway stations, effectively. The performance of the system was compared with route guidance services that do not explicitly use data on disabled-friendly services. A notable difference was observed in the travel time estimated by this program and other guidance services. The difference was around 4 to 15 minutes. This is significant savings for persons with disabilities if they use the app and service. The study thus shows that exclusive use of disabled-friendly data in route guidance will bring more benefits for persons with disabilities.
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Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. System Design 3.1 Route Search Data Creation 3.2 Public Transportation Route Search 3.3 Mobile Application Design 4. Area Simulation Test 5. Comparative Analysis 5.1 Transportation disadvantaged Comparison with Target Guidance Services 5.2 Comparison with Public Transportation Route Guidance Service 6. Conclusion Acknowledgment References