Conference proceeding
Smartphone-based Distracted Pedestrian Localization using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon, Vol.2020-, pp.1-2
IEEE SoutheastCon-Proceedings
01/01/2020
DOI: 10.1109/southeastcon44009.2020.9249649
Abstract
Distracted pedestrian behavior is a significant public health concern. Extensive observational and simulated research suggests that distracted pedestrians have a higher risk of injury compared to attentive pedestrians. In the United States alone, an estimated 6,480 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2017 (5,150 annual average for the past decade), and nearly 200,000 pedestrians were injured. These numbers have been increasing recently, with researchers hypothesizing that distraction by smartphone use may be a major contributor to the increase. One strategy to prevent pedestrian injuries and death would be through intrusive interruptions that warn distracted pedestrians directly on their smartphones. We developed a system, which combines a Bluetooth beacon-based system with a mobile app, to localize the distracted pedestrians when they approach a potentially dangerous traffic intersection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Smartphone-based Distracted Pedestrian Localization using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
- Creators
- Raiful Hasan - University of Alabama at BirminghamMohammad Aminul Hoque - University of Alabama at BirminghamYasser Karim - University of Alabama at BirminghamRussell Griffin - University of Alabama at BirminghamDavid Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamRagib Hasan - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon, Vol.2020-, pp.1-2
- Series
- IEEE SoutheastCon-Proceedings
- DOI
- 10.1109/southeastcon44009.2020.9249649
- ISSN
- 1558-058X
- eISSN
- 1558-058X
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 2
- Grant note
- DGE-1723768; ACI-1642078; CNS1351038 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) R21HD095270 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949453702771
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