Building smart and accessible transportation hubs with internet of things, big data analytics, and affective computing

Jie Gong, Cecilia Feeley, Hao Tang, Greg Olmschenk, Vishnu Nair, Zixiang Zhou, Yi Yu, Ken Yamamoto, Zhigang Zhu

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Abstract

Large transportation hubs are difficult to navigate, especially for people with special needs such as those with visual impairment, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply those with navigation challenges. The primary objective of this research is to design and develop a novel cyber-physical infrastructure that can effectively and efficiently transform existing transportation hubs into smart facilities capable of providing better location-aware services. We investigated the integration of a number of Internet of Things (IoT) elements, including video analytics, Bluetooth beacons, mobile computing, and facility semantic models, to provide reliable indoor navigation services to people with special needs, yet requiring minimum infrastructure changes. Our pilot tests with people with special needs at a multi-floor building in New York City has demonstrated the effectiveness of our proposed framework.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017
EditorsLucio Soibelman, Feniosky Pena-Mora
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages126-138
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9780784481219
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event2017 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Technology, ICSI 2017 - New York, United States
Duration: Oct 26 2017Oct 28 2017

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017: Technology - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017

Other

Other2017 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Technology, ICSI 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York
Period10/26/1710/28/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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