Solar Power-Based Smart Stick with GPS for Guiding Blind People
Supervisor
Majid Mohammad Algethami
Authors
Naif Alghamdi
Abdullah Alotaibi
Mohammed Almalki
Project Type
Research Based Project
Project Categories
Micro Systems Computer Aided Design
Project Abstract
Blind people have a different life than normal people. They depend on others for their movement, which may cause them to lose confidence in themselves. Also, because they cannot see, they face difficulties in detecting obstacles and dangers on their way while walking or moving around, which may put them at risk. In this project, we propose a smart stick system that aims for guiding and assisting blind people and enable them to identify the world around them. The proposed system work to detect obstacles and staircases using an ultrasonic sensor. It alerted blind people by vibration and sound if any object detected on the way through a vibration motor and buzzer and others will know if they are need help when the red LED is on. The system allows their families to track them easily anywhere anytime if they are lost via Global Positioning System (GPS). And for urgent, to communicate the blind person with his family, we added Global System for Mobile (GSM) so that if the person pressed a push button, a message will be sent to his family. We used solar power to ensure no power interruption and to use eco-friendly material. In our project, we seek to provide a smart stick that is capable of giving reassurance for blind people to move around alone without fear, a proper tool that's comfortable for them to use and affordable.