Over-rotation
Also known as: Rotation overshoot, Turn overshoot
The phenomenon where a person rotates beyond a target heading angle when following a turn instruction, typically caused by the delay between perceiving a stop signal and physically halting the rotation. In navigation assistance for blind users, over-rotation is a systematic error that can redirect users onto incorrect or hazardous paths, and it is particularly pronounced during small-angle turns where vestibular feedback is less reliable.
Category: navigation · orientation and mobility
Related: Turn-by-turn navigation · Indoor navigation · Orientation and mobility · Spatial cognition