Barrier-Free Routes in a Geographic Information System for Mobility Impaired People
2022 IEEE 13th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON)
(2022), pp. 0119-0123
Bernard H. Ugalde
a
,
Renato R. Maaliw
b
,
Suresh Palarimath
a
,
Mohammed Bakhit Al Mahri
a
,
Albert A. Vinluan
c
,
Jennifer T. Carpio
d
,
Ace C. Lagman
e
,
Maurine C. Panergo
b
a University of Technology & Applied Sciences, Salalah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman
b College of Engineering, Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon, Philippines
c New Era University, Quezon City, Philippines
d University of Makati, Makati City, Philippines
e Information Technology Dept., FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines
Abstract: It is always difficult to travel alone in a wheelchair without prior knowledge of the accessibility of the planned route. The majority of people prefer the shorter route. On the other hand, those with ambulatory limitations may prefer a longer route with proper ramps and drop curbs. This study aims to design obstacle management so that a registered user can report the accessibility of a ramp. The research includes an algorithm for generating barrier-free routes on the derived graph paths. When a wheelchair user encounters an obstacle while navigating the suggested route, the algorithm redirects them to their destination. A simulation test was performed, and the entire approach was evaluated using the survey method. The results showed that the proposed routing algorithm could find the shortest paths and reroute users to an unobstructed path. Respondents were highly pleased with the proposed navigation system’s performance and thought it was accessible, usable, and reliable. As a result, the study may provide a novel approach to designing a geographic information system for use in a wheelchair navigation system.