RECOGNITION OF SPACES IN MODEL LABORATORY : A study on walking environments for visually handicapped people

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  • 模擬空間における空間把握 : 視覚障害者の歩行空間に関する研究 その1
  • モギ クウカン ニ オケル クウカン ハアク シカク ショウガイシャ ノ ホコウ クウカン ニ カンスル ケンキュウ ソノ 1

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It is hard for the visually handicapped to attain their objects by walking alone. Improving the walking environment is important for them. The behavior to recognize the spaces must be clarified for the improvements. In this study, the experiments ware carried out in nine model laboratories which are five square models and four corridor models, and the behavior of the visually handicapped was analyzed. As a results, the characteristics of the behavior ware clarified in each model laboratory. Especially in square models which had two axis, the behavior was influenced by the length of wall without a break, the degree of restriction in a corner and the complication of factors in spaces.

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