Vinetra Parijana : Smart Cane and Smart Glasses for Visually Impaired People

Abstract

We all see a God-made world, not a manmade world. There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by helping someone in the dark. Most people with visual impairment have difficulty finding their way in an unfamiliar area. Visually impaired people use a walking cane to assist them. However, it is not adequate to ensure their safety when navigating in an unfamiliar area. Therefore, in this project, we propose a smart cane with a face recognition system to help the blind in recognizing human faces. The system detects and recognizes the faces of their close ones. The proposed system was designed to be used in real-time and is equipped with a camera mounted on the glasses, The mobile computer extracts features from the image and then detects the face. And this smart cane by integrating an ultrasonic sensor to detect obstacles, a water sensor for detecting the presence of a water puddle, and a GPS Module to monitor the blind's location.