Electronic Walking Stick for the Visually Impaired Individuals
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Valentin Soloiu
Location
Poster 101
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Academic Unit
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Ultrasonic Sensor, Walking Stick
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Start Date
2022 12:00 AM
January 2022
Electronic Walking Stick for the Visually Impaired Individuals
Poster 101
• Integration of exteroceptive sensors for obstacle detection.
- Ultrasonic Sensor, HC-SR04.
• Integration of electric motors for haptic feedback
- Coin Vibration Motor
• Integration of algorithms to determine the distance to objects using microcomputer (Raspberry Pi 4 Model B).
- Python scripts were used to develop data acquisition algorithms and sensor calibration algorithms.