An IOT Based Smart Shoes and Glasses for Visually Impaired Persons

Afif Unissa Begum

Abstract: The most valuable gift we possess is probably our eyes, which play a significant role in our daily life. We are fortunate to have eyesight, which allows us to see this world. However, there are certain people who struggle to visualize these things. As a result, they face a lot of difficulty moving around freely in public spaces. A new IoT based smart shoe system for the blind is being proposed with the help of an ultrasonic sensor paired to an Arduino Nano and NodeMCU ESP8266 board. Internet of things is all about making physical stuff communicate with humans. It is an enabling technology which is developing rapidly in the market. Almost 40 million people in India are blind, including 1.6 million children. Blind people cannot live independently. In many areas of their lives, they must rely on others. The main problem is when they walk on road. They can't detect every obstacle in their path with a stick in hand. The smart shoe technology offers a long - term solution for the blind people to independently walk on roads. It is built using IoT technology in which the shoe will be embedded with various sensors, microcontroller and vibrators. The shoe warns the user by creating vibrations when he/she walks in front of an obstacle. To improve the efficiency smart glasses are designed using IoT, which is also embedded with sensors and helps in detecting the objects by covering the area at head level.

Keywords: IOT, Arduino Nano, NodeMCU 8266, Ultrasonic sensor