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Vinayak K S, ADI SHANKARA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, KALADY; Rohith M R ,ASIET, KALADY; S Shankar Mohan ,ASIET, KALADY

This paper is on GPS Image Processing Based Smart Walking Stick. The main objective is to provide more mobility and independency to blind people. Main components used are ultra-sonic proximity sensors, Image Processor. Presently the blind use their stick to identify the obstacles and seek help from others when moving from one place to another. In the proposed system the stick will use ultrasonic proximity sensors sense the obstacles on their way. It also include small wheels at the end of the stick which will use image processing to guide the person from one place to another. The processing is done with the aid of rasberypy and arduino board. The system will revolutionise the lives of the blind people.