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Improving obstacle detection by redesign of walking canes for blind persons.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Schellingerhout, Roelof Bongers, Raoul M. Grinsven, R. Van Smitsman, Ad W. Galen, Gerard P. Van |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | This paper describes an experiment in which the performance of cane walkers with the traditional straight long cane and a redesigned cane, the curved cane, was compared. The curved cane has a curve where the tip touches the ground. Participants were 18 experienced cane walkers who were totally blind. The aspects of cane walking that were investigated included obstacle detection, drop-off (slope) detection and walking speed. The performance with both canes was investigated in two different ways: (1) by means of constructed courses in which objective measures of cane walking were derived; and (2) by means of more qualitative measures based on the participants' experiences with the curved cane during a 3-week try-out period. Results showed that obstacle-detection was significantly better with the curved cane, whereas drop-off detection and walking speed were comparable for the two canes. The participants' experiences mirrored these results. |
| Starting Page | 197 |
| Ending Page | 205 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_26937_6 |
| PubMed reference number | 11345494v1 |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Ergonomics |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | CANE, INCLUDES CANES OF ALL MATERIALS, ADJUSTABLE OR FIXED, WITH TIP Cane - plant part Experience Visually Impaired Persons Walkers Walking Speed |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
