Sensing Tall Objects with SmartCane

Photo: Assistech IITD / From YouTube

• Dr Rohan Paul, a PHD in mobile robotics, developed;
  • A sensor for canes used by the blind to detect tall objects
• The sensor is a small, handle-shaped attachment for the top of a cane that perceives taller obstacles that the cane alone would miss
• A cane alone doesn’t allow users to detect obstacles at or above knee level, such as tree branches, road barriers, car doors and clotheslines.
• The attachment vibrates when a user approaches an obstacle and vibrates faster the closer the object
• At a distance of up to 8 feet, it can detect an object, an inch across
• Smartcane improves safety of those who are blind
• Continue reading at the Wall Street Journal or check out SmartCanes YouTube Video