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Wheelchair Optimal Route Planning for Public Urban and Indoor Places

Award Information
Agency: Department of Education
Branch: N/A
Contract: H133S140099
Agency Tracking Number: H133S140099
Amount: $574,786.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2014
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
95 7th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1847
United States
DUNS: 964564731
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John Condon
 President
 (612) 251-6560
 jcondon@innovativedesignlabs.com
Business Contact
 Brian Bard
Title: Program Specialist
Phone: (202) 245-7345
Email: brian.bard@ed.gov
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Innovative Design Labs (IDL) proposes to create a system which helps guide
wheelchair users along the best path through complex urban landscapes. Since the
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) were established in 1990 the ability of wheelchair users to navigate has greatly improved. However, there are still many areas in which modification for accessibility was not “readily achievable” and therefore may not be conducive to wheelchair travel. Access and mobility are important dimensions of the quality of life for wheelchair users. An easy-to-use navigation and route-planning aid that can create an optimized, wheelchair specific path within urban congestion is needed. IDL will create this system, comprising of navigation electronics attached to the wheelchair and a software application providing the user with a graphical, intuitive interface into the cloud-based online routing tools. This system will greatly improve access and independence for people with limited mobility and allow wheelchair users the freedom of movement between public and commercial buildings safely and efficiently.

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