SBIR/STTR Research Award
Indoor Route Following Tool for the Blind
Award amount
$75,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- ZTSLEXFJM3J1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
This project develops an effective, indoor low-vision navigation aid, the KBT Indoor Route Following Tool, for individuals with low vision and age-related visual disorders. Individuals who are blind or have low vision can navigate outdoors using a cane, guide dog, or their own low vision as an aid; however, indoor navigation in large or unfamiliar buildings can be very challenging. The use of a GPS-based navigation device is effective outdoors but ineffective in large office buildings where the GPS receiver cannot receive the signal and there are no geographical databases devoted to the landscape of an office building. The KBT Indoor Route Following Tool addresses the problem of wayfinding in a building for the vision impaired.
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.
- Smart Ankle Foot Orthosis with Adjustable Pressure Offloading
- Kidney Support in Pediatric Patients using an Ultrafiltration Device
- Portable Low-Cost Pulmonary Forced Oscillation Technique Device
- Interactive Gaming Platform to Facilitate Cognitive Interventions for Dementia
- Portable Noninvasive Positive Airway Device for COPD Patient Therapy
Research funding history
74 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2005–2025). Reported award amounts total $36,358,935. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Science Foundation