2026 Vol.9 Feb.N01   

• Title: Design of an Intelligent Walking Aid for the Visually Impaired
• Name: Haozhe Bu12, yuehua Mi12, Ziqiang Wang 12, Zongliang Zhang 12,Y
• Company: 1.School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhengzhou Business University ,zhengzhou  450000 China 2.Zhengzhou Intelligent Electromechanical Engineering Research Center, zhengzhou  450000 China
• Abstract:

  Aiming at the pain points of traditional auxiliary tools with great limitations and existing intelligent devices with insufficient adaptability in the travel of visually impaired groups, a walking aid robot solution based on a tracked mobile platform and multi-sensor fusion is proposed. The whole machine adopts a modular design, equipped with a control core, integrating VEML7700 high-resolution photosensitive sensor, TCRT5000 tracking sensor, MQ-2 smoke sensor and flame detection camera based on YOLO algorithm to form a multi-dimensional environmental perception network. An innovative rubber track wheel system is designed to improve adaptability to complex terrains, which can cope with scenarios such as gravel roads and muddy roads, ensuring stable travel through uniform pressure distribution. The device has two modes: safety mode and alert mode. In normal state, it assists travel through sound and armrests, supporting remote monitoring by family members; when smoke or fire source is detected, the alert mode is triggered, the buzzer alarms and guides the user to evacuate. The research results provide a safer and more adaptable intelligent walking aid solution for visually impaired groups.

  
  

• Keyword: Walking aid robot; Tracked walking mechanism; Multi-sensor fusion; Dynamic stability
• DOI: 10.12250/jpciams2026090201
• Citation form: Haozhe Bu,yuehua Mi,Ziqiang Wang,Zongliang Zhang,Yunfei Wang.Design of an Intelligent Walking Aid for the Visually Impaired[J]. Computer Informatization and Mechanical System,2026,Vol.9,pp. 寄存

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