T&Tnet: Navigation for elder people

Authors

Alejandro García Marchena, Alejandra Ortiz González, Salvador Rivas Gil and Víctor Sánchez Martín

Session

P1. Walking, navigating and waiting

Date and Time

2014-06-16, 12:00 - 13:45

Room

MA 10
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Abstract

Disorientation is one of the main consequences of dementia, making independence more difficult for elder people outdoor. Traditional navigation systems use directional information based on distances and maps, what is known as ‘allocentric navigation’. However, these systems miss different navigation strategies, i.e., landmarks and Points of Interest (PoI) information-based that are included in T&Tnet system.