iDOCENT
The focus of the iDOCENT, or Indoor Digital Orientation Communication
and Enabling Navigational Technology, includes prototyping a feasibly
priced solution that will locate an individual inside of a building.
Positioning accuracy is to be within four feet, and the location will be
uploaded to Michigan State University’s mobile website to ultimately
guide a user throughout a building.
iDOCENT operates as a
smartphone application, wirelessly calculating a user’s specific
location within a building. Its operation is akin to a GPS system found
in today’s cars. iDOCENT’s
focus end-user is the blind, allowing an individual to seamlessly locate
himself by providing audible feedback and turn-by-turn instructions on
how to reach a desired destination. Location results are given in real
time and points of interests may be found on the move. The indoor
guidance system is the collaborative effort between the Resource Center
for Persons with Disabilities, the College of Engineering, Academic
Technology Services, and the Libraries Computing Department.