{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The present invention relates to guiding and providing orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle. In order to provide improved guidance for visually impaired passengers in lavatory situations on-board of vehicles, a vehicle guidance system (10) for guiding visually impaired…",
  "path": "/patents/952565",
  "publishedAt": "2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "A61H3/061",
    "AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH [DE]"
  ],
  "textContent": "The present invention relates to guiding and providing orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle. In order to provide improved guidance for visually impaired passengers in lavatory situations on-board of vehicles, a vehicle guidance system (10) for guiding visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle is provided. The vehicle guidance system comprises an interior space (12) on-board the vehicle with at least one lavatory (14) with enclosing cabin walls (16), and at least one guiding sanitary-handrail (24). The guiding sanitary-handrail is mounted along at least a part of the enclosing cabin walls inside the lavatory. The guiding sanitary-handrail is provided as a tactile guide (26). Further, the guiding handrail is provided with visually highlighted information (28) and manually touchable information (30), both related to cabin information. Still further, a plurality of operating elements (32) for controlling functions of the lavatory is provided inside the lavatory, and at least a part of the operating elements is arranged on the guiding sanitary-handrail.",
  "title": "Orientation for visually impaired passengers on-board a vehicle"
}