Path Texture Detection for Visually Impaired using Transfer Learning

The computer vision technique known as object detection is used to determine the location of an object in an image or video. Recent advances in a number of areas, including computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language processing have been made using deep learning approaches. Convolution neural networks (CNNs), which have several layers, are used to detect objects. A deep learning model that uses CNN to identify various surface regions has been suggested. The study of tracks, walkways, playgrounds, highways, and muddy areas is a pertinent and significant aspect of object detection for Visually Impaired (VI) individuals. In addition to adding indirect vision to the blind individual, this model recognizes surface regions and alerts them using text-to-sound conversion API. In this study, transfer learning was carried out utilizing Faster RCNN (Region Based Convolutional Neural Networks) with Inception V2 and ResNet50 model weights. The accuracy of both trained models was the same, while Faster RCNN Inception V2 had the lowest loss (0.02).