An Intelligent Walking Stick for Elderly and Blind Safety Protection

Abstract

We propose a new concept of elderly and blind walking stick that can be used for safety and navigation. A system consists of the wireless sensor incorporating the ad hoc networks that can be implemented within a walking stick, which can provide the group communication between them, in which the navigation information and networks can be provided. The advantage of the proposed system is that the safety protection of the elderly and blind people can be provided, moreover, the special events, for instance, blind rally and disable people networks can be performed and realized.