Indoor navigation multi-agent system for the elderly and people with disabilities

Abstract

The notion of Ambient intelligence (AmI) systems appeared with the main purpose to improve human-environment interaction by means of computerized pervasive environments. Rapidly the research community became aware of the potential of such systems to provide solutions in accordance with each individual, in particular elderly people and people with disabilities, which can undoubtedly benefit from many innovative services related to healthcare, location, security, etc.. In this paper we propose a indoor navigation system for smart build-ings,for the elderly and people with disabilities which allows them to reach every place in the building following a personalized secure route. Guiding Under Individual Abilities (GUIA) has been designed taking into account elderly people and people with special needs on way-finding and moving in indoor environments.