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Lessons learned from designing, deploying and testing an accessible BLE beacon-based wayfinding system in a multi-floor indoor environment
Abraham, Ajay
Abraham, Ajay
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2022-10-26
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BLE beacon,Localization,Indoor navigation
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Ajay Abraham. 2022. Lessons Learned from Designing, Deploying and Testing an Accessible BLE Beacon-based Wayfinding System in a Multi-Floor Indoor Environment. In Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 98, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550415
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Indoor wayfinding poses unique challenges for people with disabilities. Large, unfamiliar indoor environments can be difficult to navigate even for people with no disabilities. This paper presents a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon-based indoor wayfinding system that factor in the unique needs of people with diverse abilities. The system was designed using the methods previously developed for an indoor wayfinding system called GuideBeacon. Mobile applications for both android and iOS devices were developed for operating the wayfinding system. This work documents the guidelines that were formulated and the design decisions that were made when setting up this system in a multi-floor indoor environment. The results obtained from preliminary usability testing suggests that the indoor wayfinding system can be used effectively by people with diverse abilities.
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ASSETS 2022 - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility