TY - GEN
T1 - A real-time feedback navigation system design for visually impaired swimmers
AU - Chien, Ze En
AU - Chen, Chien Hsu
AU - Wu, Fong Gong
AU - Lin, Nien Pu
AU - Hsieh, Tong
AU - Hong, Tzu Hsuan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Due to lack of exercise, the visually impaired have a higher risk of developing critical health problems. Among all the sports, the acceptability of swimming is higher for the visually impaired. Swimming can be an excellent exercise for them, for not only maintaining good health, but also improving the illness caused by inactivity’s sedentary. Due to inconvenient, environmental unfriendly, safety concern and some personal obstacle, most of the visually impaired are not willing to swim in public swimming pool. Results showed that the obstacle and unfriendly space are the main reason that affect the willingness of visually impaired to swim. A swimming goggle with real-time feedback navigation system and environmental sensor will be designed to assist, guide direction, reducing obstacles and difficulties of both swimmers and caregivers, providing a convenient way for them to take part in this activity.
AB - Due to lack of exercise, the visually impaired have a higher risk of developing critical health problems. Among all the sports, the acceptability of swimming is higher for the visually impaired. Swimming can be an excellent exercise for them, for not only maintaining good health, but also improving the illness caused by inactivity’s sedentary. Due to inconvenient, environmental unfriendly, safety concern and some personal obstacle, most of the visually impaired are not willing to swim in public swimming pool. Results showed that the obstacle and unfriendly space are the main reason that affect the willingness of visually impaired to swim. A swimming goggle with real-time feedback navigation system and environmental sensor will be designed to assist, guide direction, reducing obstacles and difficulties of both swimmers and caregivers, providing a convenient way for them to take part in this activity.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60822-8_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60822-8_16
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85021748286
SN - 9783319608211
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 155
EP - 166
BT - Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation, 2017
A2 - Ahram, Tareq
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation, 2017
Y2 - 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017
ER -