International Journal of Engineering Research in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Smart Blind Stick for Visually impaired people by using IoT

Author : Ashwini S. Gaikwad ¹ Rasika L. Dahibhate ² Satyam D. Burhade ³

Date of Publication :13th February 2018

Abstract: Visually impaired people cannot identify any object by their eyes. They cannot do any kind of work without taking support of another person or an object. Usually blind people use stick to judge the path or object or anything. This paper proposes a technique for creating a smart blind stick for visually impaired people through which they can be aware for the upcoming obstacles. The proposed method uses ultrasonic sensor, arduino UNO board, buzzer and bread board through which the stick can identify the obstacles. The aim of this paper is to develop a smart blind stick for blind peoples in affordable price. This system will help blind people to go anywhere without getting help of any other person. Through this system, blind person will be aware about the obstacles. This study provides an approach that can avoid the chances of accidents.

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