Enhancing Blind Visitor's Autonomy in a Science Museum Using an Autonomous Navigation Robot
- Seita Kayukawa
- Daisuke Sato
- et al.
- 2023
- CHI 2023
Bio
Masayuki Murata is a Staff Research Scientist at IBM Research - Tokyo.
He is working on robotics and smartphone-based indoor navigation for improving accessibility of people with visual impairments.
Projects
- AI Suitcase
- The AI Suitcase is a suitcase-shaped autonomous navigation robot that guides people with visual impairments.
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- NavCog
- NavCog is a smartphone-based turn-by-turn navigation assistant system for people with visual impairments.
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Research Area and Interests
- Accessibility
- Robotics
- Mobile Computing
- Indoor Localization
Education
- 2013, Graduated from Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 2011, Graduated from Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Publications
How Users, Facility Managers, and Bystanders Perceive and Accept a Navigation Robot for Visually Impaired People in Public Buildings
- Seita Kayukawa
- Daisuke Sato
- et al.
- 2022
- RO-MAN 2022
Smartphone-based localization for blind navigation in building-scale indoor environments
- Masayuki Murata
- Dragan Ahmetovic
- et al.
- 2019
- Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Smartphone-based Indoor Localization for Blind Navigation across Building Complexes
- Masayuki Murata
- Dragan Ahmetovic
- et al.
- 2018
- PerCom 2018
Achieving practical and accurate indoor navigation for people with visual impairments
- Dragan Ahmetovic
- Masayuki Murata
- et al.
- 2017
- W4A 2017
Patents
Fingerprint Data Pre-process Method For Improving Localization Model
- 29 Sep 2022
- JP
- 7150841
Fingerprint Data Pre-process Method For Improving Localization Model
- 14 Jun 2022
- GB
- 2582514
Fingerprint Data Pre-process Method For Improving Localization Model
- 14 Jun 2021
- US
- 11039414
Generation Of Route Network Data For Movement
- 19 Apr 2021
- US
- 10982966
Device Diversity Correction Method For Rss-based Precise Location Tracking
- 26 Oct 2020
- US
- 10820152
Interactive Test-schedule Adjustment Method
- 01 Jun 2020
- US
- 10672086
Generation Of Route Network Data For Movement
- 30 Mar 2020
- US
- 10605614
Detecting Device, Detecting Method, And Program
- 01 Jul 2019
- US
- 10339397
Detecting Device, Detecting Method, And Program
- 24 Jun 2019
- US
- 10331962
Detecting Device, Detecting Method, And Program
- 24 Jun 2019
- US
- 10331961