Smart Stick For Visually Impaired On Streets Using Arduino UNO

Abstract

A smart stick concept is devised to provide a smart electronic aid for blind people. Blind and visually impaired find difficulties in detecting obstacles during walking in the street. The system is intended to provide artificial vision and object detection, real time assistance via making use of Arduino UNO and is to provide a sound based assistance to blind people.The existing devices for the visually impaired only focus on travelling from one location to another. The device is aimed to help visually impaired with the same maneuver as that of sighted people involves providing a smart electronic aid for blind people to provide artificial vision and object detection, real assistance by using Arduino Uno. An Arduino is used to advise the blind people about the barrier or obstacles and sends alarms using a buzzer. The aim of the overall system is to provide a low cost and efficient navigation, moisture detection and obstacle detection aid for blind which gives a sense of artificial sight by providing information about the environmental scenario of static and dynamic objectsround them, so that they can walk independently in the street