scholarly journals Smart Assistive Shoes with Internet of Things Implementation for Visually Impaired People

2021 ◽  
Vol 2107 (1) ◽  
pp. 012030
Author(s):  
F S Kamaruddin ◽  
N H Mahmood ◽  
M A Abdul Razak ◽  
N A Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Transfer Data ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Project Smart

Abstract Visually impaired people usually have a lot of difficulties involved in interacting with their environment. Physical movement is a major challenge for them, because it can be tricky to make a distinction about where they are and how they can move from one place to another. In this project, smart assistive shoes with Internet of Things (IoT) implementation is designed. These shoes are equipped with ultrasonic sensors and vibration motors that can warn users about obstacles. Next, the IoT system is implemented using Adafruit IO and If This, Then That (IFTTT) to transfer data between Google Assistant and buzzer for shoes position finder purposes. NodeMCU allows the buzzer on shoes to be controlled by the Internet using its WiFi module which is connected to the mobile phone hotspots. As a result, shoes with an obstacle detection system which can detect obstacles within 20 cm distance and shoes position finder using Google Assistant are designed. In conclusion, hopefully these shoes will become one of the alternatives to aid the independent movement of the visually impaired people in the future.

Reading Assistance for Visually Impaired People Using TTL Serial Camera With Voice

2018 ◽  
pp. 170-180
Author(s):  
Sruthi M. ◽  
Rajasekaran R.
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

Internet of things is where all the things are connected to the internet and communicate with each other. There are many applications of the IoT in various fields such as healthcare, agriculture, industries, and logistics, and even for empowering people with disabilities. There are many previous work for the blind people using IoT in finding the obstacles many navigation applications have been developed. In this chapter, a system is proposed to assist blind people in reading books. This method is based on capturing the text book pages as an image and processing them into text with speech as an output.

scholarly journals Design of Obstacle Detection System for Visually Challenged People

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Satisfactory Accuracy ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Visually Challenged

This paper describes a obstacle detection system for visually impaired people using Image processing in MATLAB.This system, together with ultra-sonic sensor interfaced with Arduino detects stairs and doors with or without signage and distance of these objects from the user. This information is conveyed to the user through a speaker. The results show satisfactory accuracy in detecting stairs and extracting different signage on doors such as that of washroom, exit, elevator etc.

scholarly journals An Enhanced Mobile Phone Dialler Application for Blind and Visually Impaired People

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rana Mohammad Yousef ◽  
Omar Adwan ◽  
Murad Abu-Leil
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Voice Recognition ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Windows Phone ◽  
Innovative Concept

This paper presents the development of a new mobile phone dialler application which is designed to help blind and visually impaired people make phone calls. The new mobile phone dialler application is developed as a windows phone application to facilitate entering information to touch screen mobile phones by blind people. This application is advantageous through its innovative concept, its simplicity and its availability at an affordable cost. Feedback from users showed that this new application is easy to use and solves many problems of voice recognition applications such as inaccuracy, slowness and interpretation of unusual voices. In addition, this application has increased the users ability to dial phone numbers more independently and less stressfully.

scholarly journals A Hands-Free Obstacle Detection and Avoidance System

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-804
Author(s):  
M. Abdul-Niby ◽  
M. Alameen ◽  
O. Irscheid ◽  
M. Baidoun ◽  
H. Mourtada
Keyword(s):  
Obstacle Avoidance ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Voice Signal ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
The Voice

In this paper, we present a low cost hands-free detection and avoidance system designed to provide mobility assistance for visually impaired people. An ultrasonic sensor is attached to the jacket of the user and detects the obstacles in front. The information obtained is transferred to the user through audio messages and also by a vibration. The range of the detection is user-defined. A text-to-speech module is employed for the voice signal. The proposed obstacle avoidance device is cost effective, easy to use and easily upgraded.

Techno-Social Systems in the Internet as a Tool for Social Adaptation of the Visually Impaired

2019 ◽  
pp. 295-319
Author(s):  
Gennadi B. Pronchev ◽  
Inna V. Goncharova ◽  
Nadezhda G. Proncheva ◽  
Danila N. Monakhov ◽  
Irina V. Vasenina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

The chapter deals with issues related to social adaptation of the visually impaired in techno-social systems of the internet. The current legislation providing access for visually impaired people to such techno-social systems is analyzed, as well as the way the legislation is implemented. Traditions and innovations in the field of accessibility of techno-social systems for visually impaired people in Russia are discussed. The opportunities of the electronic banking system of the European Union and Great Britain for the visually impaired are analyzed.

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