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EGD: Electronic Guidance Device

The four members of EGD

Team members:

  • Abdulkarim Al-Shanfari
  • Robert Bornhijm
  • Stephen Harris
  • Bradford Smethie

The project in question is the electronic cane, which will be used as a navigational aid for the blind and vision impaired. The cane will meet the following criteria:

  1. Will be able to determine if there is an object or a drop-off approximately ten feet in front of the user.
  2. Upon request of the user, the cane will be able to give the user his or her orientation through the use of a digital compass.
  3. All feedback will be provided through a voice chip (and possibly through a vibrational mode)

The project will incorporate the following parts:

  1. microprocessor
  2. two ultrasonic (or more) range finder units
  3. one digital compass
  4. one voice chip

We hope this project will be a technological advancement available for use by the blind and vision impaired. Currently there are few such products available on the market.