Open AccessRaspberry PI Based Smart Walking Stick
Author(s) -
Manohar Ganesan,
R Hemanth.,
Shanmuganathan Gunalan,
J Hemprasad.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/981/4/042090
Subject(s) - raspberry pi , obstacle , work (physics) , function (biology) , human–computer interaction , computer science , visually impaired , computer vision , artificial intelligence , psychology , simulation , engineering , internet privacy , internet of things , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , evolutionary biology , biology
People with walking disabilities or visually impaired, find it very difficult to function without any support and this makes them feel emotionally down leading to increased stress. The proposed work is an attempt to design and develop a walking stick which helps them to function independently and thereby increasing their morale. The main contribution of this work is to help a person in identifying the presence of an obstacle and take appropriate decision to bypass it. The stick is interfaced with a technology, consisting of a camera, voice recorder, speaker and Raspberry Pi, for making it intelligent. This stick can be of great help even for visually impaired.