LOCATION BASED NAVIGATION AND OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH VOICE ALERTS FOR BLIND

In the present scenario, a blind person is compelled to rely on another person and cannot travel independently to any place without the help of others. This project aims to develop a smart stick for the visually impaired people. The smart stick will include a GPS/GSM system and obstacle detection mechanism. The GPS system is used by the user to know the current location and also to notify his friend or relative about the current location. This could result in a better movement of the user. A voice module will be attached so that the stick can alert the user about the obstacles and the current location name whenever necessary. GSM is used to send the message about the current location to his friend or relative and the current location announcement which involves text to speech conversion is given to the user by the system.