Electronic Walking Stick

Authors

  • Nikita Salaria Industrial Design Engineering Department, PEC University of Technology Sector-12, Chandigarh, India
  • Neelam Rup Prakash Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PEC University of Technology Sector-12, Chandigarh, India

Keywords:

ETA, GPS, Elderly, Visually impaired, Arduino, cane, walking stick, ultrasonic sensors

Abstract

Most of the information humans get from the surroundings is via sight. Going out independently is a challenge for the
elderly and visually impaired. Designing aids for elderly and visually impaired has been challenging and difficult than
expected. Before making an aid it is important to understand the requirements from past research. The aim of this paper
is to develop an electronic walking aid for support, safe navigation and to build confidence. It provides assistance via
warning signals of the obstacles with the help of ultrasonic sensors. GPS module is used to locate the exact location of the
person. Voice alerts are provided through headphones. Wrist wearable biosensors provide health surveillance.

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Published

2016-11-25

How to Cite

Nikita Salaria, & Neelam Rup Prakash. (2016). Electronic Walking Stick. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 3(11), 11–13. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/1013

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 11 (2016): Volume: 03, Issue: 11 - November, 2016.

Section

Articles