Ultrasonic Blind Stick for Completely Blind People to Avoid any Kind of Obstacles

TL;DR

This paper presents an ultrasonic obstacle detection system designed to help visually impaired individuals navigate safely and independently in various environments by detecting obstacles and potholes.

Contribution

It introduces a versatile ultrasonic-based navigation aid that can be attached to different body parts for improved obstacle detection.

Findings

Effective obstacle and pothole detection using ultrasonic sensors.

System enhances safety and independence for blind users.

Versatile attachment improves usability in indoor and outdoor settings.

Abstract

The ability to live without being controlled by any action, judgment and any outside factors including any opinions and regulations is defined by the term Independent. But in reality physical movement for travelling or simply walking through a crowded street pose great challenge for a visually impaired person. Also they must learn every detail about the home environment such as placement of tables; chairs etc. to prevent injury. Because of this disability they have to sacrifice their independence in daily living by depending on the sighted people in every busy place like bus, footpaths, railway stations etc. This paper aims to design an artificial navigating system with adjustable sensitivity with the help of ultrasonic proximity sensor to assist these blind persons to walk fearlessly and independently in both indoor and outdoor environment. This system can detect any type of upcoming obstacles and potholes using the reflection properties of ultrasound. Attachment of the system to different body areas makes its utilization more versatile and reliable.