rhok: Object Recognition & Text to Speech Conversion for Assitive Technologies (Blind)

Problem Statement:

Persons with blindness have difficulties identifying what is in front of them without touching or asking someone. This creates challenges, especially when there's no one to assist or if the object in front of them is not to be touched. Solution should understand the requirements of the users and building an image recognition system. (By SRI Labs)

Installation Instructions:

(The current implemenataion relies on IP Webcam and Pi3 Bluetooth Manager android apps)

• The programs are available in the programs-pi folder
• Copy rd.py and cam_find.py in any directory in the raspberry pi ( note: both files should be in the same directory)
• Run rd.py in the Python 2.7 terminal
• The Raspberry pi has to be connected to the same Wifi network as the mobile device on which the IP Cam find will be running.
• Try connecting Pi3 Bluetooth Manager to the mobile device.

Release history:

0.0.1 First version

Contributors:

• SANDEEP KUMAR
• KRUTHIKA K R
• BHARGAV R GitHub profile
• Md FAIZAL SA
• AISWARYA V
• ABHAY PATEL GitHub profile
• ASHWIN RAIKAR GitHub profile