THE THIRD EYE

ZULAIKA ALI, RYAN RODRIGUES, DAVEED JOSE PAYYAPPALLY

Zulaika Ali, Dept of Engineering and Information Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai,
Ryan Rodrigues, Dept of Engineering and Information Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai,
Daveed Jose Payyappally, Dept of Engineering and Information Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai,

Abstract Needs/Problems Hardware requirement Methodology

The third eye for the Blind is an innovative intervention that was designed
primarily to tackle the challenges that blind people have when navigating. This
concept enables blind people to navigate with speed and confidence by sensing
adjacent impediments and alerting them with a buzzer sound or vibration. They
simply need to wear this gadget as a band around their wrists. The ultrasonic
vibrating glove is integrated with an ultrasonic sensor that detects obstacles in
front of the blind person and alerts them with various signals. The project is built
on the Atmega 328 microcontroller. When an ultrasonic sensor detects objects in
front of it, it sends a message to the controller, which then evaluates the signal and
determines whether the obstacle is close enough. If the obstacle is not too close,
the circuit has no effect. If an obstruction is nearby, the microcontroller sends a
signal to activate a buzzer. If the impediment is too close, the buzzer will remain
on continually to inform the individual. It also creates varied vibrations based on
the distance between the obstruction and the sensor.
As a result, this project is highly beneficial to visually impaired persons by
enhancing their navigation.
According to WHO 39 million people are estimated as blind worldwide. They
are suffering a lot of hardship in their daily life. The affected ones have been
BATTERY, VOLTAGE REGULATOR (7805), MICROCONTROLLER
ULTRASONIC MODULE, RF Module, LDR, LED, 1N4007,
Circuit Design
using the traditional white cane for many years which although effective, still RESISTOR, CAPACITOR, PUSH BUTTON
has a lot of disadvantages. Another way is, having a pet animal such as a dog,
but it is quite expensive. The aim of the project is to develop a cheap and more
Components Procurement
Software requirement
efficient way to help the visually impaired navigate with greater comfort,
speed, and confidence. Soldering
Product prototype
The Arduino Software (IDE)
The Arduino software is published as an open-source tool, available for
Testing for Connectivity & Issues
extension by experienced programmers. The language can be expanded
through C++ libraries, and people wanting to understand the technical details
can make the leap from Arduino to the AVR C programming language on
Coding
which it's based. Similarly, you can add AVR-C code directly into your
Arduino programs if you want to.

Schematic Diagram Block Diagram

Introduction
The Third Eye for Blind with Vibrating Ultrasonic Glove is designed to help
the blind to overcome the lack of visual sense, by using other senses like sound
and touch. It uses audio and vibration signals to notify the user about
upcoming hurdles. As the distance between glove and obstacle decreases, the
frequency of both audio and vibration signals increases. Thus, the system helps
to ease the navigation process for the needy.
The system uses the Atmega-328 microcontroller, which is a high-performance
8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller. It has 32KB of ISP flash memory with
read-while-write capabilities, as well as 1KB EEPROM, and 2KB SRAM. It
also has features like 23 general-purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working
registers and three adjustable timer/counters with compare modes. For sensing
the distance, the system uses an HC-SR04, an Ultrasonic Range Finder
Distance Sensor Module. The sensor module is designed to measure the
distance using the principle of SONAR or RADAR, of using ultrasonic waves
to determine the distance of an object. The system also consists of a buzzer to
generate an alarm sound and a motor to generate vibration signals.

Goals and Objectives

To diminish the number of accidents met by individuals who lack vision.
Blind Individuals who don’t have a caretaker can make use of this device to
Program logic Code snippet Results & conclusion
navigate successfully indoors. The pins are defined as echoPin 7, trigPin 6, LEDPin 13, Buzzer 3, and motor This prototype's predicted outcome is that it will improve navigation for
Our goal is to keep the price of this product very affordable so individuals Duration is used to calculate distance. The following trigPin/echoPin cycle is visually impaired persons. It also lowers accidents caused by items
who lack vision can make use of this to improve their mobility. used to determine the distance of the nearest object by bouncing soundwaves colliding.
This is one of the first wearable solutions for blind people that addresses all of it. Calculates the distance (in cm) based on the speed of sound.
the issues with previous technologies. There are various instruments and distance = duration / 58.2; //here we will get the distance measured by sensor.
smart technologies available for visually impaired persons to use for
If the object is closer than 60 cm. The buzzer rings.
navigation these days, but most of them are difficult to transport and require
extensive training to use. One of the most notable features of this innovation
is that it is inexpensive to everyone, with a total cost of less than $25
(1500INR). There are no such gadgets on the market that can be worn like
cloth and are so inexpensive and simple to use. It will greatly help the
community if used on a big scale and with changes to the prototype.