Electronic Walking Stick
Nikita Salaria
, Neelam Rup Prakash
Industrial Design Engineering Department, PEC University of Technology Sector-12, Chandigarh, India, India
Industrial Design Engineering Department, PEC University of Technology Sector-12, Chandigarh, India, India
Vol. 3, Issue 11 pp. 11-13 🌐 Open Access
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.
Keywords:
ETA, GPS, Elderly, Visually impaired, Arduino, cane, walking stick, ultrasonic sensors
