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Assistive Drone Technology: Using Drones to Enhance Building Access for the Physically Disabled

Fall, Abdou Lahat
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6577-2218
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522399761180306

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2018, MS, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Information Technology.
This thesis explores improvements to assistive capability so that those living with a physical disability can also maneuver their environment, especially buildings, with ease. To do so, this study outlines a step-by-step process to understand better how buildings can be mapped using drone technologies as a method for members of society with physical challenges, especially mobility, to determine ease of accessibility before entering a building. By way of interview, observation, and survey, this thesis embarks upon requirement analysis for the use of drones as assistive technology. The study employs mixed methods to gather as well as analyze data to articulate requirements for use by universities and institutions. By doing so, the contribution of this work is to inform universities and institutions about technical and policy related requirements for using drone videos in a way that will be of most use to those in need of the building layout information. Today, technology improves at a rapid rate, and often there are limitations to the building access by the physically disabled. In some cases, it is due to a lack of proper infrastructure that can accommodate movement by the physically challenged or exposure to the technology tools necessary to improve their mobility. However, in most cases, physical incapability can be mitigated by enhancing the accessibility. This thesis addresses the issue of exclusion of the disabled, which is a human rights issue as well as a safety issue within buildings. There is, therefore, need to understand the technology advances or lack of it that enables or inhibits the physically disabled to utilize the opportunities in the physical environment at a given time. The physically challenged need to know in advance and in the shortest time possible if their mobility in a building is possible. For this, a specific innovation is suggested—sending a drone specially designed to maneuver inside of a building. This is because the remote control is better regarding navigation than telepresence robots, which have been used in previous work and ultimately have the same mobility problems as the physically disabled. This study concludes that the drone technology will fit the premise of assistive technology in buildings for the people living with a physical disability. It only requires flexibility and improvement regarding regulations, innovation, design, and functionality of the drone use and technology. This research has therefore defined the niche for using the drone as assistive technology. The presented modifications and recommendations that will work and have worked elsewhere, and hope to bring out the ease of accessibility that will give the physically disabled students who find navigating a big building especially in their first attempt hard, dangerous or time-consuming. It enables independence among the target group.
Jess Kropczynski, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
James Scott (Committee Member)
55 p.
Information Technology
Assistive Drone Technology; Enhance Building Access; Building Access for the Physically Disabled; Mapping indoor building; Drone technology for the physically disabled; Drone navigation inside of a building

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  • Fall, A. L. (2018). Assistive Drone Technology: Using Drones to Enhance Building Access for the Physically Disabled [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522399761180306

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fall, Abdou. Assistive Drone Technology: Using Drones to Enhance Building Access for the Physically Disabled. 2018. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522399761180306.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fall, Abdou. "Assistive Drone Technology: Using Drones to Enhance Building Access for the Physically Disabled." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522399761180306

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