BIRLA VISHWAKARMA

MAHAVIDYALAYA

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION

MINI PROJECT- SMART STICK FOR BLINDS
ABHISHEK DEY – 20EC406
VASHISHTHA TRIVEDI – 20EC407
Guided by – DR. DARSHANKUMAR DALWADI
TOPIC – SMART STICK FOR BLINDS
• So what basically this smart stick will do is it will detect the obstacles
in front of it i.e. whatever obstacles coming in path of a blind person
will be detected by it and it will warn that person about it so that the
person can change or take another path.
 BLOCK DIAGRAM
IR RECEIVER

ULTRASONIC SENSOR

POWER SUPPLY
ARDUINO UNO SPEAKER

9-12V BATTERY
99

Functioning code
 WORKING
• So first of all we will switch on the power supply of our smart stick.
• When the stick will come close to any obstacle, the ultrasonic sensor present
there will sense or detect that object.
• Then according to the program written in the Arduino uno, it will give
command to the buzzer & the buzzer will beep and a speaker connected to it
will give a speech output “OBSTACLE AHEAD” so that the user can know
about that so that he or she can change or take another path.
• In crowded areas such as railway stations, using buzzer & speaker would not
be a great idea as it will make noise frequently and people would get
disturbed. So there we will use a small vibrator which will be fitted near to
the user’s hand, so whenever the sensor detect any obstacle, it will give
command to only the vibrator such that when it vibrates only the user can
know about that and no one gets disturbed.
SOFTWARE USED
• Arduino programs are written in the Arduino Integrated Development
Environment (IDE). Arduino IDE is a special software running on your
system that allows you to write program for different Arduino boards.
• Arduino is programmed with a c/c++, the wiring and Arduino both use
C/C++ as programming languages and Arduino uses a simplified
version.
 COCMPONENTS TO BE USED
• Ultrasonic sensor – A sensor which will detect the obstacles in front of it.

• A Vibration motor
• A Speaker – Speaker which will warn the user about any obstacle.

• Arduino UNO – To control and program the components according to

the input given.
• IR Receiver – To detect heat and smoke

• Connecting Wires
• A PVC Pipe

• A Switch
APPLICATION & ADVANTAGES
• The smart stick for the blind as the name suggests is a device for the
visually impaired to guide the user to respective destination and
avoiding to collide with the obstacles. It uses two ultrasonic sensors to
detect the depth below or the obstacles in between.
• It has Auto alarming system & speech message.
• It will be very useful for visually impaired patients as there is much
high chances of collisions while using a normal stick which can lead
to fatal accidents.
• By using a smart blind stick, they can easily avoid obstacles as
compared to a normal stick.