An Efficient Object Detection System for the Blind People

Abstract

As object recognition technology has developed recently, various technologies have been applied to autonomous vehicles, robots, and industrial facilities. However, the benefits of these technologies are not reaching the visually impaired, who need it the most. In this research, researchers proposed a deep learning based on object identification system for the visually impaired. Voice recognition technology is used to know what objects a blind person wants, and then to find the objects via object recognition. Furthermore, a voice guidance technique is used to inform sight impaired persons as to the location of objects. The object recognition deep learning model utilizes the single shot multi-box detector (SSD) neural network architecture, and voice recognition is designed through speech-to-text (STT) technology. In addition, a voice announcement is synthesized using text-to-speech (TTS) to make it easier for the blind to get information about objects. The system is built using python OpenCV tool. As a result, we implement an efficient object-detection system that helps the blind find objects in a specific space without help from others, and the system is analyse through experiments to verify performance. Keywords: Object detection system, blind people, Open CV, Voice Recognition