Smart Cane-Assistive Cane for Visually-impaired People
This paper reports on a study that helps visually-impaired people
to walk more confidently. The study hypothesizes that a smart
cane that alerts visually-impaired people over obstacles in front
could help them in walking with less accident. The aim of the
paper is to address the development work of a cane that could
communicate with the users through voice alert and vibration,
which is named Smart Cane. The development work involves
coding and physical installation. A series of tests have been
carried out on the smart cane and the results are discussed. This
study found that the Smart Cane functions well as intended, in
alerting users about the obstacles in front.
Keywords: Assistive technology, visually-impaired, functional test
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