Low-Cost Smart Shoe for Visually Impaired

This work is carried out for the visually impaired people to assist them in finding the obstacles. They have major risk factors in migrating from one place to another place individually. During the time of their travel, it is very hard to find out the obstacles on their way. Many accidents, injuries and collisions may occur during their transportation as they are unaware of the obstacles present in front of them. To overcome this project is mainly focused on designing an electronically aided shoe for the visually impaired people for their better transportation. Currently, visually impaired people use a stick as a tool for directing them when they move or walk. Here, smart shoe is developed, other than blind stick being more efficient and helpful than the conventional one. The developed shoe will detect the objects or obstacles up to certain distance and send an alert message to the receiver in audio or vibrator form. This helps the blind people to identify the object present on their way through an alarm and avoid many discomforts.