Smart Walking Stick for Visually Impaired People

Authors

  • Prof. Bharat Dhak  Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Mansi Kakde  B.E Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Pranal Rewatkar  B.E Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Harshini Putta  B.E Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Dolly Mahore  B.E Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Prachi Mudholkar  B.E Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Priyadarshini J. L. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Electronic Stick, Visually Impaired, Blind People Electronic Assistance, Smart Stick

Abstract

There are numerous issues over which people have no control blindness is one of such issues. It grabs the striking visual excellence of the world from a person's life. In any case, missing the magnificence of nature gets one of the last concerns of such individuals as they need to confront various troubles so as to perform even the most nuts and bolts of assignments in their everyday life. One of their most predominant issues is of transport, for example, going across streets, going in trains, or other open spots. They generally require human help to do as such. Be that as it may, once in a while they are rendered vulnerable when no such help is advertised. Their conditions disintegrate their certainty. Customarily they have been utilizing the customary stick to manage themselves by contacting/jabbing obstacles in their way. This causes a ton of mishaps and consequently is risky for them and others. As this is a mechanically determined period we chose to help these distinctively abled individuals by thinking of an innovation using arrangement. We call it the "Smart Blind Stick". It is a gadget that manages the client by detecting obstacles in the scope of the stick. It will distinguish all obstacles in the way with the assistance of different sensors introduced in it. The microcontroller will recover information and pass it on as vibrations which will tell the client about obstacles in transit. It is an effective gadget and will end up being a major aid for blind individuals.

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2020-04-30

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Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April-2020

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Prof. Bharat Dhak, Mansi Kakde, Pranal Rewatkar, Harshini Putta, Dolly Mahore, Prachi Mudholkar, " Smart Walking Stick for Visually Impaired People, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.299-305, March-April-2020.