Future Uses
Indoor Navigation
ODIN was designed as a system to aid those with a visual impairment during situations that could a threat of danger or death
While other systems being developed rely on a series of proximity based beacons, ODIN is able to actively track its users, guiding them around a location independently, safely and with an accuracy on average of 40cm of error.
The ODIN system gives users the confidence to interact with the world around them. From finding the correct meeting room, to buying an anniversary gift for a loved one, ODIN has the ability to unlock freedoms that are simply impossible for users to access with current aids, independently.
With the number of these effected by sight loss set to rise over the next decade, potentially doubling by the year 2050, technology and human ingenuity is working to aid those who need our help.
ODIN helps surrogate the loss of one of the major senses and helps allow for those effected to continue to live an independent life; giving back their freedom to interact with the world around them.
The ODIN system will crate a new network of locations for those who are visually impaired to explore!
Moving Forward to a more interactive world.
With the completion of an ODIN instillation comes the ability to adapt the system to a greater user base, these are just some of the ideas we are currently looking into
Interactive Centres
With ODIN in place, locations become new areas of innovation and Interactivity. By being able to track the physical movement of multiple people in a location, external developers will be able to create new, immersive experiences, from combining our technology with theirs , they will be able to create augmented reality experiences that allow users to have fun and experience a location in a new way.
Creating a higher level of immersion will help blur the line between the real and virtual world. From creating a VR game where the user physically explore the space around them without feeling contained to a small area, thus helping improve the level of experience a player gains, to creating a simple treasure hunt game for children when they go shopping in order to keep them entertained. The foundations for this technology slowly start to grow and develop, helping to steer the technology into new possibilities, without ever altering its core systems
Interactive Tours
ODIN can be used to create interactive tours around a variety of locations. Currently these guides are created through inputting numbers on keypad, corresponding to what the user is looking at.
Recent studies have shown that on average only 3% of museum visitors use audio guides.
This could be influenced by the other 97% quoting objections such as time, cost and limitations incurred with Audio guides- including feeling laid out on a set course and having to search for corresponding number inputs to show what you are looking at.
However ODIN can change this way of thinking. Imagine a tour where the system simply knows where you are and what you are looking at, providing information freely to the user or, at the users choice, they can select a tour which keeps them on track; guiding them to the next exhibition with accuracy and real-time instructions.
Lost Children
One of the biggest fears a parent or carer has is losing somebody in their care. This fear can become heightened when dealing with younger children or those with disabilities that may cause them to wander.
By being able to create a dedicated system for the tracking and safeguarding of these individuals, we are are able to make sure that those who are lost can be easily found, more so, with our software’s geo fencing capabilities we are able to make sure that if a user leaves a set area (such as leaving through the main entrance of a shopping centre) an automated alert is sent to the centres security control hub alerting centre staff. This means that the response time is far quicker as the ambiguity of if the child is still within the location.
The nature of the safeguarding system would be simple to implement and would involve parents generating a password and username in order to make sure there there was sufficient protection in place. This is a a solution that is unachievable without the ODIN system.
Productivity
Thanks to our feedback system, ODIN can display the real-time location of all individuals who are active in a location on a central security console, displaying their accurate position on centre map. Through this platform finding personnel has never been easier; simply type the name or department of the individual you are looking for to pull up their current location.
The system could also be used to automatically log user time-stamps as they enter or leave their work place, helping to create a more comprehensive log of their daily job activity and making sure they are getting enough breaks; decreasing workplace stress.
If a situation occurs, the system is also then able to show which member of staff is closest to the developing situation in order to cut down response time.
Not only would the system be able to track staff but also visitors, putting an alert on how long a visitor is waiting in reception before action is taken can help make the visitor feel more looked after.
First Responders
It is an unfortunate reality that in the world we live in, there are certain situations where the time of a first responder can be the difference between life and death.
With ODIN installed, first responders instantly have access to an interactive map of the location, while also having the ability to track their teams who are going inside the crisis zone.
When set to emergency mode, the system priorities first responder units, giving higher update rates and broadcasting their location to a central web platform that any emergency service can log onto. Being able to know where each team is allows for better coordination between each group, in turn allowing for first responders to be able to better control the situation at hand.
The ODIN system is also unaffected by environmental hindrances, such as smoke, enabling ODIN to continue to guide even when visibility is low. We also encourage all of our clients to have a system of emergency back power in case of main grid failings. with ODIN’s self-contained network relaying system the signal is able to handle areas usually impossible to signals such as while underground.