Smart Glove for Blind and Deaf Blind People

Abstract

People with "blindness" and "Deafness-blindness" are often isolated and forced to live in a limited world, as they face serious compound communication problems. This project introduces a system to support the communication of blind and deaf-blind people, thus fostering their independence and integration in the society. This project uses small and cheap components to build a communication device that solves the previously mentioned problems. It includes a Smart-Glove that translates the braille alphabet, which is "a system of raised dots that can be read with finger sensation by blind and vision impairment people all over the world in their native languages"[1] . The Smart-Glove enables the blind and deaf-blind user to create a text message by pressing properly ordered push button switches located on a Smart-Glove. The message is then transmitted by Bluetooth to the other mobile user. The SmartGlove can also receive incoming messages using small vibration motors located on the back of the glove, which allows the blind to perceive the alphabets. An important advantage of the system is that it does not require people to have knowledge of braille in order to interact with the blind person.