Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Project Presentation On
“BLIND ASSISTANCE USING MACHINE LEARNING
AND IMAGE PROCESSING”

Under the guidance of : Project Associates:

Prof. FIRDOSH PARVEEN M.Tech Gopikrishna.S (3PG19EE006)
Assistant professor
G.Vamshikrishna (3PG19EE005)
Goutham.T (3PG20EE427)
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Gagandeep.K (3PG20EE410)
Prof.PRAKASH.s
Assistant professor

PROUDHADEVARAYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

 Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum & Approved by AICTE Delhi
T.B.DAM HOSPET 583201
Blind assistance system using
Machine Learning and Image
processing
Contents
╸ Introduction
╸ Objective
╸ Methodology
╸ Application
╸ Drawbacks
╸ Proposed solution
╸ Explanation

3
 INTRODUCTION

╸ Visual impairment is one of the issues that several millions of people

suffer . Even in their own home or office the struggle to navigate from
one place to another without being dependent on anybody.

╸ Blind people find hard time navigating around the street. Due to their
inability to see world ,they are often in danger of getting hit by obstical
and vehicle.
Visually impaired people are the one who face a lot of difficulties even
to accomplish their daily routine. Computer vision being one of these
technologies is providing the most promising solution.

It is challenging for them to zebra cross since they are not able to
pedestrian traffic light.

5
 OBJECTIVE

1 : To build a device which is able to identify obstacle and

traffic sign board and should be able to give voice
alert.
2 : The device should be small and compact .
3 : The device should be easy to manufacture and affordable to
everyone.

6
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
It consists of two steps to achieve blind assist using image processing and
machine learning.

1.Designing and training the neural network to identify objects :

A convolution neural network is designed with multiple dense layer, with
several activation functions such as relu and sigmoid.

7
2. Object recognition and audio conversion :

Live video acquisition using camera is the first step.video will be

converted into frames of images which will be used to detect object. The
image is then pre processed to achieve required resolution using open cv
library.Preprocesses image will be sent to Convolution Neural Network
to classify and detect object.The detected object is then announced using
speaker.

8
Block diagram

9
 APPLICATION
╸ • It can be used to assist blind people.
╸ • It can be used to assist old age people.
╸ • It can be used to assist people with slow reaction
speed due to head injury.
╸ • It can be implemented in automobiles to increase
safety.

10
 Drawback of the existing system
╸ These blind sticks are not usefull when it comes to situation like
crossing traffic lights as sticks cant detect weather the light is
red or green. And also using stick the obstical can only be
detected after contact of stick with object And blind stick cannot
differentiate between different kind of obstical.

11
 Proposed solution
╸ Our solution to the problem is to create a device which can recognise
obstacle using camera and also say wether traffic light is red or green, using
voice alert. The system uses small compact arm computer raspberry pi,and
the system is battery powered. The design of module is small and compact it
is also easy to carry.
╸ The main advantages are the portable, affordable and accessible system
using image processing technologies is able to help visually impaired people.

12
 Explanation
╸ The brian of our system is raspberry pi ,all the processes are executed by
raspberry pi.
╸ The system consists of a camera which is used to take live videocapture.The
video is then processed by raspberry .This camera is connected to raspberry
pi And sd card is connected to raspberry pi, in this sd card operating system
of raspberry pi is stored ( Raspbian OS ).
╸ An ear phone is connected to raspberry pi to audio jack through which audio
is played.
╸ A optional monitor is connected through which we can see real time video .

13
THANK YOU

14