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An Affordable Hand-glove for the Blind using Ultrasonic Sensors

Abstract

This paper presents the implementation of an assistive glove for the blind. The basis of this glove is a technology that helps the visually impaired in detecting any obstacles that may appear in their path within 100 cm in any direction of the glove. When the user of this glove encounters an object within 100 cm, the glove alerts the user with a loud beeping sound and heavy vibrations. One of the key USPs of this glove is its extremely low manufacturing cost as against the technologies used in other gloves which cost almost ten times of what the glove presented in this paper does. The technology used in this glove involves heavy communications between the Arduino UNO and Ultrasonic Sensors like the HC-SR04. This glove can easily be marketed as a social impact project considering its ease of use and a very competitive price.

Abhishek Kanal*, Prajakta Chavan

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