VisionAssist+

The Project

VisionAssist+ aims to empower the visually impaired with enhanced navigation and environmental interaction. It features camera-based text scanning for reading menus and signs, integrated GPS for location and navigation, and voice-guided information about nearby places sorted by distance and category like shops and restaurants. The app provides details like opening hours and prices. Its unique blend of GPS and AI scanning assists in identifying objects and obstacles, offering a comprehensive solution for improved mobility and awareness in various settings.

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Team Comments

My cousin iu Wansha.n,bormn bind in a poor rural area, inspired us to createthis app. Despite his chaenge,he always showed resiience and hope. Although he adapted as a blindmasseur, daily life presented obstacles. l developed this software to aid him and others facing similar dificulties.

While developing ourapp, we encountered chalenges in ensuring acuracy acrss complex systems such as text recognition, objectrecognition, and neaby destinaion exploration. Thetext recognition system demands precise accuracy for identihing texts, aranging them corectly, and then reading them aloud to

While the app has shown significan promise, and we are commited to enhancingits convenience forthe visualy impaired. As par f our improvements,we wllintroduce a scamningnavigation system to help users identify obstacles in their path, ensuring their safety.