An Assistive System of Walking for Visually Impaired

Blindness is the inability to see due to any neurological or physical condition. Blind people find it really hard to walk through busy roads and travel new places and so the walking stick becomes their daily companion. The main objective of this paper is to introduce a small hand-carrying system which can be used as a substitute of the walking stick. This system will work based on ultrasonic sensors and GPRS module which will be able to detect obstacles, manholes and potholes; and by pressing a button user will be able to SMS user’s location to user’s close ones. This will make moving around easier and safer for the blind people without getting noticed or without taking help of others.