Artificial Intelligence for Face recognition and Assistance for Visually Impaired

In this world, many people are affected by blindness and they face so many difficulties in their daily life. According to World Health Organization (WHO), there are approximately 2.2 billion people who are completely blind. They need to depend on primitive solutions like white canes, trained dogs, or other people. But these helping hands cannot always assist them. The affected people need a smart assisting device that avoids bumping into an obstacle and helps in navigating from one place to another independently. This proposed work describes the smart walking stick which makes blind people walk safely. By using the latest technologies and IoT devices, this smart walking stick can be developed where it provides safe navigation to the user. The proposed system employs a novel solution for navigation in indoor with the help of deep learning algorithms. In case of panic situations or emergency conditions, the predefined message with the user's location will be sent to the caretaker using an API. This smart walking stick is affordable, durable and provides more convenience to the user to walk safely, and gives more confidence without depending on any other externals.