Gebundenes Buch

Mobile Solutions and Their Usefulness in Everyday Life

Beschreibung

This book provides an insight into recent technological trends and innovations in solutions and platforms to improve mobility of visually impaired people. The authors' goal is to help to contribute to the social and societal inclusion of the visually impaired. The book's topics include, but are not limited to, obstacle detection systems, indoor and outdoor navigation, transportation sustainability systems, and hardware/devices to aid visually impaired people. The book has a strong focus on practical applications tested in a real environment. Applications include city halls, municipalities, and companies that must keep up to date with recent trends in platforms, methodologies and technologies to promote urban mobility. Also discuss are broader realms including education, health, electronics, tourism, and transportation. Contributors include a variety of researchers and practitioners around the world.

Autor

Sara Paiva has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is an invited professor at Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, where she has acted as course coordinator since 2008. Her main research areas are mobile solutions applied to the social realms. Sara manages several mobile studies such as final projects from degree and master courses, projects in partnership with companies, and projects for social institutions. She co-edited a book, has more than 20 publications among peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters and has been published in conferences proceedings. Since December 2016, Sara has been the coordinator of the Inclusive School Project, which counts more than 20 students and 20 professors that collaborate with about 10 social institutions.

Produktdetails

• EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
• Verlag: Springer / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-93490-7
• 1st edition 2019
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9783319934907
• ISBN-10: 3319934902
• Artikelnr.: 52536210