WeNav

          The indoor navigation project is an android app-based navigation system intended for the visually impaired, to help them navigate through the Petrie Science building at York University. The objective of this project is to develop a low-cost smartphone application that makes use of the Wi-Fi access points in the building to locate the user’s position. Voice recognition technology together with a path finding algorithm, guides the user to the desired location. The key objectives can be summarized as follows:

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• Obtain blueprint/paper map of the Petrie Science building

• Develop a low-cost android app that helps the visually impaired to navigate the building

• Develop a path finding algorithm to find the user’s desired location which can be translated into verbal instructions.

• Track the user's current location using Wi-Fi access points within the building.

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