SBIR/STTR Research Award
Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Unfamiliar Spaces.
Award amount
$74,775Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Administration for Community Living
- Recipient company
- VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- VCZMNMYJRGJ7
- Solicitation number
- HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-BI-0142
- Topic code
- N/A
Research abstract
This project develops a technology solution to address the indoor navigation needs experienced by people with visual disabilities. Current navigation aids use GPS technology, which cannot be used indoors, or pre-loaded maps. This navigation aid may be used in indoor or outdoor spaces with no prior mapping required. The project obtains input and insights from end users and other stakeholders, resulting in hardware and smartphone apps in a proof-of-concept system. Usability testing and evaluation includes potential end users to prove feasibility and user acceptance of the design.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Spatially transparent binaural beamforming for noise reduction in cochlear implant processors
- Engaging and affordable home exercise environments for people with disabilities
- Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Unfamiliar Spaces
- Advanced Indoor Navigation Aid for Blind and Visually-Impaired Individuals in Unfamiliar Spaces
- Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Unfamiliar Spaces
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Research funding history
31 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2025). Reported award amounts total $8,497,014. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Defense