Research Article
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0904.2033
Subject:
science
KeyWords:
Node MCU V3, GPS Module, Google API
Abstract:
The work addresses to help the visually impaired people. Final aim of this project is to design and develop an effective, reliable and low-cost navigation system for blind and visually impaired people. The basic principle is to create a wearable system that acquires information from the context in which the user requires to have a Smartphone and others smart devices which is transmitting information in a way that is understandable for the blind. Achieving this goal would be a significant improvement in the state of the art and would allow a better integration of the blind in active society. In this work, we present the first outcomes of the project as well as the first prototype that has been implemented.