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Tech Track for Visually Impaired People

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Emerging Trends in Expert Applications and Security ( ICE-TEAS 2023)

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As a society, we have come to rely more on the technology in our day-to-day activities as we age. The primary motivation for this study is to facilitate independent blind exploration. This file depicts a cane created to aid the visually impaired in navigating their environment, whether it be locating obstacles or reaching their final objective. Ultrasonic sensors, a global positioning system (GPS), a GSM module, a buzzer, and a vibration motor are all a part of it. Ultrasonic sensors are used to locate and identify potential obstructions. While the GPS receiver aids in navigation, the GSM operates as a mobile phone to alert visually impaired individuals to potential danger. This walking cane features a vibrating motor adjacent to the loop, which flashes when there is an obstruction in the user's path, making it beneficial for the visually impaired and the hearing impaired. The bombardier's job is to keep an eye out for obstacles at all times. A speaker that beeps a valid whenever he takes damage is also at his disposal. Previously, blind people had to depend on others to guide them on journeys in unknown areas, but this article makes that unnecessary.

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Abinaya, G., Kanishkar, K., Harish, S., Subbash, D.J. (2023). Tech Track for Visually Impaired People. In: Rathore, V.S., Tavares, J.M.R.S., Piuri, V., Surendiran, B. (eds) Emerging Trends in Expert Applications and Security. ICE-TEAS 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 681. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1909-3_21

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