Smart Cane Using ESPectro with GPS Tracking System

A blind person has a physical limitedness on the sense of vision. Therefore to facilitate their mobility, they usually use a cane. However, the cane has a deficiency in terms of function. The deficiencies of the cane are it cannot detect an out of range obstacle and blind's family is unable to track the blind's location. Based on these problems, this research will develop a smart cane for a blind person using ESP8266 as a microcontroller and it has sensors and buzzer to facilitate and provides assistance to its user. To assist in tracking the location, this smart cane utilizes GPS to determine the location and send it via SMS. The method used in this research is the design of hardware and software, tool making, and testing tool. The expected results of this research are to create a smart cane for a blind person which can assist their daily activities. A blind person can avoid a collision because this smart cane will notify the person through the buzzer and it can also notify their family if they are lost.