RESIMA—An assistive system for visual impaired in indoor environment

Abstract

This paper presents results achieved during the RESIMA project aimed to develop a remote monitoring system to assist weak people to safely exploit unknown environments. The system consists of a wireless sensors network distributed within the environment and intelligent paradigms able to acquire awareness on the environment, the user’s location and his/her posture. Exploiting such piece of information allows the system to properly manage the user-environment interaction (UEI) and to contextualize the user within the environmental status (UEC). Information generated by UEI and UEC paradigms allow for guaranteeing a real-time and continuous form of assistance for the user tailored to his/her specific needs.