DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

2024–Present 6

Accessibility Scout

2024–Present
RAIS: Robotic Accessibility Indoor Scanner

2023–Present
RASSAR

2022–Present
HomeSound

2018–2020

Project Description

Indoor mapping data is crucial for navigation and accessibility, yet such data are widely lacking due to the high manual labor of data collection, especially for larger indoor spaces. We introduce Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping (DIAM), a drone-based indoor scanning system that efficiently produces 3D reconstructions of indoor spaces with key accessibility facilities recognized and located in the model. With DIAM, users can scan indoor spaces quickly and generate a precise, detailed, and visual 3D indoor accessibility map. We describe DIAM’s system design, present its technical capabilities, and discuss future use cases.

Publications

A Demo of DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

Xia Su, Ruiqi Chen, Richard Weiye Zhang, Jingwei Ma, Jon E. Froehlich

Extended Abstract Proceedings of UIST 2024

keywords: computer vision, 3D reconstruction, indoor accessibility auditing, indoor map generation, accessible indoor maps

PDF | doi | Citation | DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

Videos

A Demo of DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

YouTube | Paper | DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

AI-Powered AR Accessibility

YouTube | RASSAR • GazePointAR • ARTennis • CookAR • DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

Talks

AI-Powered AR Accessibility

Aug. 8, 2024 | Apple's HCML Workshop

Cupertino, CA

Jon E. Froehlich

PDF | PPTX | Video | CookAR • DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping • RASSAR • ARTennis • GazePointAR

We design, build, and evaluate new interactive tools and techniques to address pressing societal challenges. Makeability refers both to how our technological innovations make new abilities possible for humans as well as our educational mission to help students gain new abilities as they learn and grow through research, invention, and human-centered design.