Smart Cane Design for Indoor and Outdoor Navigation: A Cost-Effective Guide

2020 ◽  
pp. 517-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Mansur ◽  
R. Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Outdoor Navigation

scholarly journals Long-lasting microbial larvicides for controlling insecticide resistant and outdoor transmitting vectors: a cost-effective supplement for malaria interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofa Zhou ◽  
Eugenia Lo ◽  
Andrew K. Githeko ◽  
Yaw A. Afrane ◽  
Guiyun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Vector Control ◽  
Malaria Vector ◽  
Indoor Residual Spraying ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Malaria Vector Control ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Outdoor Transmission ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

AbstractThe issues of pyrethroid resistance and outdoor malaria parasite transmission have prompted the WHO to call for the development and adoption of viable alternative vector control methods. Larval source management is one of the core malaria vector interventions recommended by the Ministry of Health in many African countries, but it is rarely implemented due to concerns on its cost-effectiveness. New long-lasting microbial larvicide can be a promising cost-effective supplement to current vector control and elimination methods because microbial larvicide uses killing mechanisms different from pyrethroids and other chemical insecticides. It has been shown to be effective in reducing the overall vector abundance and thus both indoor and outdoor transmission. In our opinion, the long-lasting formulation can potentially reduce the cost of larvicide field application, and should be evaluated for its cost-effectiveness, resistance development, and impact on non-target organisms when integrating with other malaria vector control measures. In this opinion, we highlight that long-lasting microbial larvicide can be a potential cost-effective product that complements current front-line long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) programs for malaria control and elimination. Microbial larviciding targets immature mosquitoes, reduces both indoor and outdoor transmission and is not affected by vector resistance to synthetic insecticides. This control method is a shift from the conventional LLINs and IRS programs that mainly target indoor-biting and resting adult mosquitoes.

scholarly journals Indoor and Outdoor Navigation based on View Sequence under Variable Illumination Condition

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 768-773
Author(s):  
Yoichiro Yamagi ◽  
Junichi Ido ◽  
Kentaro Takemura ◽  
Yoshio Matsumoto ◽  
Jun Takamatsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Illumination Condition ◽  
Variable Illumination ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Outdoor Navigation

scholarly journals Cost Effective E-Vehicle for Physically Challenged & Aged Peoples

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 491-493
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Operating Efficiency ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Ic Engines ◽  
Physically Challenged ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Middle Class People

There is always a great challenge for physically challenged and aged peoples of middle class people to move in bus stops, bus stands, hotels, working places, etc., for benefit of such peoples the cost effective E-Vehicle is designed to move from one place to another in certain level of distance. The EVehicle is a three wheeler, one wheel at front and two wheels at rear. The E-Vehicle has a comfortable seat for the person to sit and it also has a cabin to accommodate batteries and the controller setup. This E-Vehicle is nil emissive and produces very less noise. This E-Vehicle is made to have more energy efficient than the IC Engines. The Vehicle is of light weight to increase its operating efficiency. The main aim of this work is to have a comfortable travel in indoor and outdoor places.

scholarly journals Cost Effective E-Vehicle for Physically Challenged & Aged Peoples

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 892-894
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Operating Efficiency ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Ic Engines ◽  
Physically Challenged ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Middle Class People

There is always a great challenge for physically challenged and aged peoples of middle class people to move in bus stops, bus stands, hotels, working places, etc., for benefit of such peoples the cost effective E-Vehicle is designed to move from one place to another in certain level of distance. The EVehicle is a three wheeler, one wheel at front and two wheels at rear. The E-Vehicle has a comfortable seat for the person to sit and it also has a cabin to accommodate batteries and the controller setup. This E-Vehicle is nil emissive and produces very less noise. This E-Vehicle is made to have more energy efficient than the IC Engines. The Vehicle is of light weight to increase its operating efficiency. The main aim of this work is to have a comfortable travel in indoor and outdoor places.

scholarly journals TATU: an Approach for Supporting Tourists with Disabilities to Indoor and Outdoor Navigation using Mobile Devices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio J. Coutinho ◽  
Dayvson Sales ◽  
Wagner Fontes ◽  
Samuel Lucas V. L. Barbosa ◽  
Victor Accete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Adaptive Interface ◽  
Guided Tour ◽  
Indoor Spaces ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Outdoor Navigation

People with disabilities living in Brazil face great difficulties in the tasks of daily life mainly due to the lack of accessibility in public spaces, products and services. In this context, we noticed a lack of a computing tool that embraces both people with visual and hearing impairment. This work presents TATU -- a mobile application for both Android and iOS platforms aimed at supporting people with visual or hearing impairment to enjoy Brazilian tourist attractions, including both open-air and indoor spaces. TATU application has an adaptive interface exclusively designed for each of the impairment user profiles, it can work on guided tour mode by indoor navigation using BLE beacons and outdoor navigation using GPS. Our solution was evaluated by three experiments, one of which was carried out with blind volunteers and TATU application obtained satisfactory results for both spacious attractions with the lowest density of collection items and for the smallest spaces.

Usability Evaluation of a Novel Robotic Power Wheelchair for Indoor and Outdoor Navigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge L. Candiotti ◽  
Deepan C. Kamaraj ◽  
Brandon Daveler ◽  
Cheng-Shiu Chung ◽  
Garrett G. Grindle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Outdoor Navigation

scholarly journals Nitrogen Dioxide Selective Sensor for Humid Environments Based on Octahedral Indium Oxide

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillem Domènech-Gil ◽  
Isabel Gràcia ◽  
Carles Cané ◽  
Albert Romano-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensors ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Post Process ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Monitoring Devices ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Selective Sensor

We report the growth of micrometer-sized In2O3 octahedral structures, which are next aligned in chains using dielectrophoresis on top of microhotplates with prepatterned electrodes and integrated heater to work as chemoresistive gas sensors. The devices are relatively fast (180 s), highly sensitive (response up to ~256%), and selective toward NO2 in humid environments, showing little response to O2 and ethanol, and being completely insensitive to CO and CH4. The here-presented fabrication method can be easily extended as a cost-effective post-process in CMOS-compatible microhotplate fabrication and, thus, represents a promising candidate for indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring devices.

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