An intelligent blind people guide cane design based on Arduino

Abstract

This paper designs an intelligent blind people guide cane based on the analysis of basic functions of conventional guide canes. The hardware components of the cane design includes environmental monitoring modules, acoustic distance measurement module, vibration alert module and GPS positioning module etc. The system can provide real-time alerting of obstacles ahead and route selection through analyzing road conditions by means of GPS positioning module. The cane’s hardware system is designed with monitoring and analysis software to enhance the user’s using experience, while ensuring the functions of user security.