BlindAid - Android-based Mobile Application Guide for Visually Challenged People

Millions of people across the world are affected by visual impairments. The proposed application is designed for visually impaired people consists of three components which are face recognition with emotion, obstacle identification through distance measurement, extract and convey critical information like text, labels, and currency details. Most works reported in the literature depends on the availability of specific hardware. The proposed proof of concept prototype aims to make visually impaired people more independent and carry out tasks conveniently and safely.