Authors: Phan Khôi Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Huy, Phan Truong Anh Khoi, Mai Gia Bao, Ha Kien Trung, Nguyen Quy Anh, Vo Ta Hoang Phuc
Faculty: VNU-University of Science
Country: Vietnam
e-mail: cuongtrinhtat@gmail.com
According to WHO, 39 million peoples are estimated as blind worldwide.
What a blind person can see depends a great deal on how much vision they have. A person with total blindness won’t be able to see anything. But a person with low vision may be able to see not only light, but colors and shapes too. However, they may have trouble reading street signs, recognizing faces, or matching colors to each other. If you have low vision, your vision may be unclear or hazy. Some visual deficits cause part of your field of vision to be compromised.You might have a blind spot or a blurry spot in the middle of your field of vision. Or your peripheral vision may be impaired on one or both sides. These issues can involve one or both eyes.
The features of Third eye for blind people: By wearing this device they can fully avoid the use of white cane and such other devices. This device will help the blind to navigate without holding a stick which is a bit annoying for them. They can simply wear it as a band or cloth and it can function very accurately and they only need a very little training to use it. The device also integrates more sensors such as GPS, sensors that measure health indicators such as heart rate, blood oxygen levels. In addition, the data obtained from the device is sent to the ThingSpeak.com Server, which can be easily monitored remotely over the internet. The one of the peculiarity of this innovation is that it is affordable for everyone, the total cost being less than $25 (~1500INR). There are no such devices available in the market that can be worn like a cloth and having such a low cost and simplicity. When used on a large scale, with improvements in the prototype, it will drastically benefit the community.
