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A wearable projector-based gait assistance system and its application for elderly people

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Satoshi Murata,

Masanori Suzuki,

Kaori FujinamiAuthors Info & Claims

UbiComp '13: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing

Pages 143 - 152

https://doi.org/10.1145/2493432.2493472

Published: 08 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

The ability to walk is particularly important to maintain a person's quality of life (QOL). In today's aged society, ways to support the impaired gait of elderly people with a decline in physical function is in great demand. This paper proposes wearable projector-based gait assistance as a novel application of mobile projectors. The technical challenge is to compensate the projected image with the intended position and size during walking. To verify the concept, we developed a self-gait training assistance system that displays stride length information on the floor while the user is walking. We conducted a study with ten healthy older adults (ages: 76-91). The results show the effectiveness of visual clues in controlling stride length and elderly people's acceptance of the wearable projector device.

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A wearable projector-based gait assistance system and its application for elderly people
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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